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Featherwork Patriotic Picture

Object numberMO 1941.3.253
Mediumpicture: feather, paint, paper (cardboard)
frame: wood, paint, glass
Dimensionsframe H 6 1/2 in x W 9 1/2 in x D 1/2 in (16.5 cm x 24.1 cm x 1.3 cm )

DescriptionA small featherwork and paint picture featuring various American patriotic symbols. On a black background is an image of an eagle with outspread wings clutching arrows in its right talon and an olive branch in its left talon. A stars and stripes shield rests between the eagle’s legs, and the bird itself sits atop a partially furled flag on a flagpole.

The picture is glazed and framed in a 3/8” black and gold painted wood frame.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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