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c1824 Lafayette Silk Ribbon: Friend of Freedom

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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 5," black printing 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). Printed off-center so that the tops of FAY just touch the edge. A very handsome and popular ribbon.

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