Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
“La Fayette - The Friend of Freedom”
c. 1824, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE Commemorative Silk Ribbon, Choice About New.
1.5” x 6,” black on white silk, trimmed at the ends. An oval portrait within an ornate wreath, bordered by rays and engraved above, “La Fayette / The Friend of Freedom”; below “The Country’s Boast.” By H. Korn, Philadelphia, to celebrate Lafayette’s return visit to the United States (1824-25). A very handsome ribbon that is one fold away from perfection.