| Title |
Tobacco Banner. |
| Date |
1788 |
| Physical Description |
Silk ; Framed: 64 x 69 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches. |
| Is referenced by |
Hopkinson, Francis. Account of the Grand Federal Procession, Philadelphia, July 4, 1788. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1788, p.
12.
|
| Notes |
A silk banner that was carried by Thomas Leiper for the tobacconists in the Grand Federal Procession in honor of the ratification
of the Constitution in Philadelphia on July 4, 1788.
|
|
Banner has a painted design of a tobacco plant, bottle and bladder of snuff, thirteen stars, and a tobacco barrel beneath
a pink ribbon which reads, "Success to the Tobacco Plant" and the date, "1788."
|
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See Francis Hopkinson's Account for a detailed decription of the Tobacconists in the Procession. |
|
On deposit from the Friends of the Thomas Leiper House. |
| Subject |
United States. Constitution. |
|
Fourth of July celebrations. |
|
Tobacco. |
| Genre |
Banner. |
| Associated name |
Leiper, Thomas, 1745-1825, former owner. |
| Location |
OBJ on deposit |
| Accession number |
OBJ on deposit |
