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Lot 39
[Americana] [Lafayette, Marquis de] Silk Mourning Ribbon
Sale 2101 - Books and Manuscripts
Sep 10, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$300 - 500
Price Realized
$445
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Lot Description
[Americana] [Lafayette, Marquis de] Silk Mourning Ribbon

No place, ca. 1834. White silk mourning ribbon with black trim; printed in black, with printed profile portrait of Lafayette, and printed text, "The Nation Mourns a Hero Gone...Long Tried and Never Found Wanting"; small metal eagle mounted to felt star at top. Fraying at top and bottom edges; old creasing.

A fine and scarce mourning ribbon for Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.
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