Three fragments which when put together make one repeat of "La Liberte Americaine," also known as "Franklin Peace Medal." Design consists of foliate scrolls dividing fabric into two pastoral scenes with urns, baskets of flowers, monkeys, foxes, and two medallions of the Peace Medal designed by Benjamin Franklin.
1785-1790
Medium: cotton Technique: copperplate printed on plain weave
1980-34-8-a
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