George Washington 1877 southwest wall art The Birkin Lace Mat Patent

The Birkin Lace Mat Patent Ornamental Delicacy of the Machine Age is a piece of living American history — an archival document transformed into a museum-quality framed print for your wall

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made him the Union's first martyr and turned a recruiting officer's portrait into a relic of grief

19th Century — a composite gallery of executive likenesses

mid-term and mid-century

George Washington 1877 southwest wall art The Birkin Lace Mat PatentGeorge Washington 1877 a centennial era likeness of the first president, drawn up as the republic neared its hundredth year and reached back to its founder for ballast. The 1877 dating places it squarely in the long aftermath of the war, when Washington's image was reissued as civic anchor and shared inheritance. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives,