commemorative handkerchief / 1798 Rebellion Centenary
1798 Centenary handkerchief. Linen, white, 21 inches square, printed black on white. Depicting Lord Edward Fitzgerald within a shamrock wreath, a harp over his head. Portrayed across above, Samuel Neilson, Theobeld Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet, Henry Joy McCracken and James Hope; from Neilson down Tandy, Hamilton Rowan and Owen Roe O'Neill; from Hope down Henry Jackson, Arthur O'Connor and the Brothers Sheares. beneath FitzGerald a vignuette of the Battle of Antrim. All within a shamrock border with 'All Hail to the Heroes of 98' on a ribbon above.;
1798 Rebellion Centenary
Object Number:
HH:1978.17
Institution:
NMI
Date:
18981898
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Place of production:
Ireland
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