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JAPANESE TOURIST EMBROIDERY CIRCA 1927

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JAPANESE TOURIST EMBROIDERY CIRCA 1927
EMBROIDERY: Japanese tourist embroidery circa 1927 commemorating Samuel Rea's ''cruise to the Orient China and Japan'' via San Francisco, Honolulu, Manila, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shimizou, Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria, and Seattle aboard the SS President Cleveland. The Cleveland was built in 1921, purchased by Dollar Line in 1925, re-named the Tasker H. Bliss, and was sunk in 1942 during the invasion of North Africa. Frame 24'' x 19.5'', image: 16.25'' x 19.25''