A PAIR OF PAINTED SIGNS
American, probably 19th century
Each silhouette-cut in the shape of a shield, paint-decorated above with a blue ground and white stars, paint-decorated below in alternating red and white stripes
33in. high, 25in. wide, 1in. deep (2)
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The shields may have been used as decoration either for some public space or political event.
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