Object Information
Produced by A. & C. Cramer
Germany, Düsseldorf
Handkerchief Commemorating the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, c. 1876
Cotton, plain weave; roller and engraved roller printed
67.3 x 66.7 cm (26 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions: (top center): "E Pluribus Unum" / "Centennial International" / (bottom center): "Exhibition" / "Fairmount Park" / "Philadelphia" / "1776 1876" / "Memorial Hall" / "Art Gallery" / (at corners): "Main Exhibition Building" / "The Machinery Hall" / "The Agricultural Hall" / "The Horticultural Hall" / (at lower left edge): "A & C Cram[w]er in Düsseldorf"
Restricted gift of Sander Allen in memory of Cecil E. Barger, agricultural advertising and marketing authority, 1995.389
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions from 1993–1997," April 22–July 26, 1998
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 141, “Commemorative Events on Cloth,” May 6–July 16, 2006