| Creator |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner. |
| Title |
Ribbons & Textiles Collection. 1832-1880 (inclusive). |
| Physical Description |
3 boxes 1.54 linear ft. |
| Description |
Series I, Politics (1840-1880) holds campaign, commemorative, and mourning ribbons for a variety of politicians. Series II,
Celebrations, Organizations, and People (1832-1862) is arranged in those three subseries, and holds printed and woven commemorative
ribbons printed to be worn in honor of events, societies, and men. Series III, Civil War and Patriotic Themes (1860-1878)
has a wider variety of formats and material, and includes dress fabrics printed with patriotic legends and iconography. Series
IV, Relics (1861-1862), holds fabric fragments which purport to have historic significance: pieces of the Secession flag torn
down by Col. E. E. Ellsworth at the start of the war; a fragment from a banner flown by a ship from Georgia that entered Boston
Harbor in April 1861; and a small piece of a flag from the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Series V, Great Central Fair
(1864) contains a variety of ribbons and textile badges from Philadelphia's Sanitary Fair. They were worn by committee members
who participated in planning the fair and staffing its exhibition booths.
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| Notes |
Some parts of this collection were previously assigned accession numbers 1322.F, 5741.F, 5750.F, 5755.F, 5786.F, 5792.F, 5793.F,
5795.F, P.2003.38 (Doret).
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| Biographical / historical note |
John A. McAllister was an antiquarian collector living in Philadelphia. |
| Subject |
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 -- Collectibles. |
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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 -- Collectibles. |
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Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892 -- Collectibles. |
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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 -- Collectibles. |
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Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Collectibles. |
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 -- Collectibles. |
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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893 -- Collectibles. |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Collectibles. |
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 -- Collectibles. |
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Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 -- Collectibles. |
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Washington Benevolent Society of Pennsylvania -- Collectibles. |
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Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 -- Collectibles. |
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Kemper, Jackson, 1789-1870 -- Collectibles. |
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Kossuth, Lajos, 1802-1894 -- Collectibles. |
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 -- Collectibles. |
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Mathew, Theobald, 1790-1856 -- Collectibles. |
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Ellsworth, E. E. (Elmer Ephraim), 1837-1861 -- Collectibles. |
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Marshall, Thomas Francis, 1801-1864 -- Collectibles. |
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Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission |d (1864 : |c Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Collectibles. |
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Political campaigns -- United States -- Collectibles. |
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Mourning customs -- United States -- History -- Sources. |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Collectibles. |
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Temperance -- United States -- Miscellanea. |
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Transatlantic cables -- Miscellanea. |
| Geographic subject |
Fort Donelson (Tenn.) -- Collectibles. |
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Croton Aqueduct (N.Y.) -- Collectibles. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Collectibles. |
| Genre |
Souvenirs (Keepsakes). |
|
Memorial works. |
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Artifacts. |
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Badges. |
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Ribbon. |
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Cloth. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts MSS| McA 10090.F (McAllister) |
| Accession number |
10090.F (McAllister) |
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1322.F (McAllister) |
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5741.F (McAllister) |
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5750.F (McAllister) |
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5755.F (McAllister) |
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5786.F (McAllister) |
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5792.F (McAllister) |
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5793.F (McAllister) |
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5795.F (McAllister) |
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P.2003.38 (Doret) |
