c. 1834, LAFAYETTE Mourning Ribbon

Post-Revolutionary War to Civil WarLafayette Silk Mourning Ribbon with Crepe Star

1834, Marquis De Lafayette, Silk Mourning Ribbon, Very Fine.
Inscribed: "A Grateful Nation's Mournful Tribute", this ribbon measures 9.75" x 2.75." This ribbon features large black, crepe star and metal heraldic eagle sewn to top of ribbon, which has printed black ink on white silk. Oval portrait of Lafayette is printed on a memorial shrine, beneath black bar and heraldic eagle with banner in its mouth. Beneath memorial is another black bar and a printed obituary: "Gen. Gilbert Mottier Lafayette, / Born At Auvergne Sept. 6th, 1757. / Died, May 20th, 1834 / Aged 75 Years 8 Months, And 14 Days. / Funeral Obisiques / Performed To His Memory, July 21, 1834. / —Philadelphia—" Lightly toned ribbon has minor soiling and stains; some fringing at bottom. A handsome piece.




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