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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) Pair of decorative engraved kerchiefs. Engravings on cotton, each about 22 x 24 inches, one in black and red, the other in brown and blue; minimal wear, folds, the blue example neatly hemmed at top and bottom, the red unhemmed. Np, undated
The text of the Declaration is headed by the Liberty Bell reading "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land", with facsimile signatures to the right, and a border featuring the 13 state original seals and a patriotic roll of honor reading "Washington / Lafayette / Bar DeKalb / Nath. Greene / Ethan Allen / H. Knox / Putnam / Morgan / Moultrie / F. Marion / Wayne / Sumpter." Another example was donated to the New-York Historical Society in 1941. They assigned an approximate date range of 1800-1820, which would be earlier than the W.I. Stone printing. Collins in Threads of History #419 assigns them an 1876 date. We suspect they may be an early 20th-century production. Considering the larger size of the Pennsylvania seal and the presence of the Liberty Bell, they may have originated in Philadelphia. with--a facsimile of a 3 July 1895 Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper printing of the Declaration, printed in gilt on red, white and blue crepe paper, 22 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Np, undated.
