George Washington historic pictorial red print on off-white cotton linen with medallion portraits, circa 1783. Titled "America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty..." [44" H x 26 3/4" W]. Bottom and right edges are hemmed with minor fraying. Age-toning, minor stains, and approximately 9 small holes, none effecting central figures. Listed on page 50 of "Threads of History..." where it describes this type of textile as having an allover pattern showing Liberty seated on an altar, holding medallion of Washington being crowned with laurel wreath by a flying Victory, with legend: "America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of her Illustrious Sons." The standing figure of Washington is modeled after John Trumbull's 1780 work. The Illustrious Sons featured in medallion portraits include: Baron Steuben, Gouverneur Morris, John Jay, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin (in coonskin cap), Samuel Huntington and John Dickinson, Charles Thompson and William Drayton, John Adams and Henry Laurens, and Horatio Gates and Joseph Reed.

Bottom and right edges are hemmed with minor fraying. Age-toning, minor stains, and approximately 9 small holes, none effecting central figures.