Details
Title Ribbon for the funeral ceremonies of Lafayette.
Publisher Probably Philadelphia
Date 1834
Physical Description Silk ; approx. 9 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches.
Notes White silk satin ribbon. At the top of the ribbon is an American eagle with a shield of the republic on its breast which is sewn to a black five-pointed star in folded gauze. Letterpress and wood engraving of a funerary urn and weeping willow tree, on a base with a portrait of Lafayette. The base is flanked by French and American flags. Atop of the tree is an eagle that holds in its beak a banderole that reads, “a grateful nation’s mournful tribute.” Written at the bottom, “Gen. Gilbert Mottier Lafayette, born at Auvergne, Sept. 6th 1757. Died May 20th, 1834, aged 76 years 8 months, and 14 days, Funeral Obsequies performed to his memory, July 21, 1834, Philadelphia.”
Various fire companies, trade associations, and civic societies marched in the parade.
Gift of Davida Deutsch, 2011.
Subject Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
Mourning customs.
Ribbons.
Genre Commemorative ribbon.
Location OBJ 890
Accession number OBJ 890