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Drawing relating to the "Early American" series of designs
Designed by: Walter Mitschke (American (born in Germany), 1886–1972)
Designed for: H. R. Mallinson and Company (American, 1915–1936)
Designed for: H. R. Mallinson and Company (American, 1915–1936)
American
1927
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Hand drawn: pencil on tracing paper.
Dimensions
Height x width: 25 9/16 x 25 9/16 in. (65 x 65 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Joan Brancale
Accession Number2008.1953.21
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsDocumentation
DescriptionRough thumbnails of ten state flags
Possibly "Betsy Ross--Liberty Bell" theme? (alternative motif to fill star outlines)
Final design within star outlines:
"Coat of arms of the thirteen original colonies."
--notation by Walter Mitschke on back of photograph depicting final design for "Liberty Bell."
Possibly "Betsy Ross--Liberty Bell" theme? (alternative motif to fill star outlines)
Final design within star outlines:
"Coat of arms of the thirteen original colonies."
--notation by Walter Mitschke on back of photograph depicting final design for "Liberty Bell."
ProvenanceEx-collection Walter Mitschke, New York; by descent to Ethel B. Adams Waldorf; between 1985-90, gift of Waldorf to her neice Joan Brancale, Hingham, MA; gift of Brancale to the MFA (Accession date: December 31, 2008)