Pair of Patriotic Memorial Textiles Commemorating the Voyage of the Great White Fleet, 1907-1908

by U S. Navy - Great White Fleet, Mellie

$3,500 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

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N.p. Japan? : ca 1907. Pair of large trapunto banners, both removed from original frames. First 82cm x 60cm ca 32 x 24 ; embroidered in silk with trapunto elements on a black silk ground; photographic portrait on cabinet card inserted in embroidered pocket at center, inscribed Mellie McKeever on verso. Silk ground fragile, with a few thin tears but no significant losses; light soil; embroidered portions generally well-preserved, and colors bright. Very Good.

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