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Commemorative bookmark

B. B. Tilt and Son1876

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Bookmark produced by B. B. Tilt & Son of New York and Paterson, NJ, made of woven silk with a portrait of George Washington, commemorating the American Centennial of 1876.

Details

  • Title: Commemorative bookmark
  • Creator: B. B. Tilt and Son
  • Date Created: 1876
  • Type: Commemorative bookmark
  • Rights: Gift of Mrs. Edward C. Moën
  • Medium: Medium: silk Technique: discontinuous supplementary wefts in a plain weave foundation
  • Inscribed: IN COMMEMORATION of the Centennial of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
  • Exhibitions: New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection, March 6–September 7, 2009.
  • Dimensions: H x W: 30 x 5.5 cm (11 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

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