Ribbon, Commemorative
Object number2009.38.2
Date1825-1826
MediumSIlk; Ink
Credit LineEstate of Norman Taylor Macferron
DescriptionBlue silk lapel ribbon. Screen-printed on front: image of eagle atop banner with text; image of man inside oval frame with spears in background; cannons also coming out from under frame. Under image is additional text. Decorative edgeDimensions5.25 x 1.625 in. (13.3 x 4.1 cm)InscriptionsScreen-printed on front: image of eagle atop banner, "LAFAYETTE"
Under images, "THE / NATIONS GUEST".
Historical NotesThis ribbon was made to commemorate the General Marquis de La Fayette's visit to Pittsburgh in 1825.Label TextThis lapel ribbon honoring Lafayette was reportedly worn in Pittsburgh during Lafayette’s visit to the city in May 1825. Lafayette’s entourage traveled the Monongahela by boat to Braddock’s Landing to tour the 1755 battlefield, and then proceeded north by land into Pittsburgh.
Related person
David Macferron
Related person
Marquis de Lafayette Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier
(French, 1757 - 1837)
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