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Henry Clay ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 7 3/4 in x 3 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0206
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
Sheer white silk ribbon features a large portrait of Henry Clay against a curtain backdrop in the center. "People's Welfare/My Reward" is stamped in black above the portrait. "Henry Clay/Protection to American Industry is necessary to secure the Independence of our Country. And a National bank is as necessary to a Nation as National Laws/H. Clay" is stamped in black below. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
