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1834 MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE THE - NATION MOURNS - A HERO GONE Scarce Silk Ribbon

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1834 MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE THE - NATION MOURNS - A HERO GONE Scarce Silk Ribbon
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Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Rare Design “LA FAYETTE - Born 1757 - Died 1834” Silk
1834-Dated, “THE - NATION MOURNS - A HERO GONE” Black Print on White Silk, measuring a large 8.75” x 2.5”, Choice Extremely Fine.
This is an original Commemorative Silk Ribbon having a thick Memorial black bar over the bust of Lafayette, aged head with Laurel wreath and also in a large Laurel, “THE - NATION MOURNS - A HERO GONE”. Intricately patterned square depicts urn on tomb, “LA FAYETTE - Born 1757, - Died 1834. At base LONG TRIED - AND - NEVER FOUND WANTING.” Some light folds, minor scattered stain and tone with several pinholes at the base where this ribbon was previously attached and actually worn. A scarce design.
According to the reference book “Threads of History”: “Lafayette revisited the U.S. from July 1, 1824 to September 1825. He was presented with a specially built carriage upon his arrival, and entertained at receptions and balls during his entire visit. In gratitude for his aid during the Revolution, Congress voted him the sum of $200,000 and a township of land. He was overwhelmed by the reception.

One of the highlights of his trip was his visit to Mount Vernon and the grave of his war companion and commander, George Washington, who had been then dead for a quarter of a century. Ten years after his visit, on May 20, 1834, Lafayette died in Paris.”