Cotton Printed with Portrait of Washington
Collection: Queens Library Index of American Design Artwork
Date: 1935 - 1943; 1935
Material: Watercolor and graphite on paper Dimension:
3 x 4.3 inches; 400 ppi
Creator: Eleanor Ruelos
Identifier: aql:27924 iad-000031 iad-000031.tif
Description: Cotton printed with portrait of Washington - Made for the Centennial Exposition in 1876. The exposition was held in Philadelphia, the scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This cotton was probably printed by a two color roller printing machine, in black and red on a bluish white ground. The oval medallion bears a crude engraving after a Stuart portrait of Washington. Below are the scales of Justice and the legend, "Peace." The drawing of the portrait and the sprays shows the character of middle grade engraving on the printing roller. Watercolor painted by Eleanor Ruelos. [Description taken from accompanying exhibition card.]
Creator :
Eleanor Ruelos
Date :
1935 - 1943; 1935
Summary/Description :
Cotton printed with portrait of Washington - Made for the Centennial Exposition in 1876. The exposition was held in Philadelphia, the scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This cotton was probably printed by a two color roller printing machine, in black and red on a bluish white ground. The oval medallion bears a crude engraving after a Stuart portrait of Washington. Below are the scales of Justice and the legend, "Peace." The drawing of the portrait and the sprays shows the character of middle grade engraving on the printing roller. Watercolor painted by Eleanor Ruelos. [Description taken from accompanying exhibition card.]
Subject :
Textile design; Textile printing; Index of American Design; United States. Works Progress Administration
Rights :
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Art Project. On extended loan to Queens Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Type :
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Format :
Watercolor and graphite on paper; 3 x 4.3 inches; 400 ppi
Identifier :
aql:27924 iad-000031 iad-000031.tif
Subject:
Textile design; Textile printing; Index of American Design; United States. Works Progress Administration
Textile design; Textile printing; Index of American Design; United States. Works Progress Administration
Rights Notice
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Art Project. On extended loan to Queens Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration Federal Art Project. On extended loan to Queens Library. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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