Dear Mrs. Derrick, this object reminds me of the large handkerchiefs that were produced as memorabilia of battles, congresses and other famous historical themes during the 19th century. They often show politicians of that era, too, and are conserved in the Altonaer Museum in Hamburg as well as in many other German collections. These handkerchiefs are made of printed cotton or silk cloth (always tabby weave, printed with copperplates or from stone). For further studies you may order this interesting book: Daniel Aebli: Dessinateurs. Kunsthistorische Betrachtungen zu den Entwürfen für den Zeugdruck des 19. Jahrhunderts aus dem Comptoir Daniel Jenny & Cie. in Ennenda (Schweiz). Comptoir von Daniel Jenny & Cie, Edition Comptoir-Blätter 5/6 2011. Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Greetings from Hamburg! Dominique Loeding Wir sind das Altonaer Museum! ________________________________ Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg Altonaer Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Textilrestaurierung Dominique Loeding Museumstraße 23 22765 Hamburg Tel. 040 428 135 2852 Fax 040 428 135 1913 [log in to unmask]<[log in to unmask]> www.altonaermuseum.de Von: Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Im Auftrag von Peggy Derrick Gesendet: Freitag, 29. Juni 2012 21:21 An: [log in to unmask] Betreff: Identification help I am hoping that someone on the listserv has worked with/seen textiles like the one in the images I am attaching. It is in the collection of the La Crosse County Historical Society, where I work. It was made in La Crosse, WI, in 1887-88 by the ladies of the First Universalist Church, under the direction of Jennie Baldwin Lafflin, originally from Vermont, but who came here with her husband in 1873.The coverlet is natural linen, 78" by 90" including a bobbin lace trim on 3 sides. All the work is in ink and it glorifies the history of La Crosse WI. War heroes, statesmen, churches, businesses, dentists, social clubs of all sorts, business men and women are all included in the lists that cover the surface, as if by sheer force of enumeration the importance of La Crosse would be made manifest. I would appreciate any information about the history of this sort of textile documentation: I'm sure this is not the only example ever produced. The design seems to follow a format that the artist already knew. I'm grateful for any information someone might have! Peggy Derrick, Curator La Crosse County Historical Society P.O. Box 1272 La Crosse WI 54602 www.lchsweb.org