Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800 Decorative Arts with three hinged handles (one

with three hinged handles (one possibly a later replacement) and a band of inlaid silver 'ropework' design to the base

24" wide X 19

possibly Syria or Mosul

Silver weight is 18 Grams

with corresponding brass inlay

Antique Silk Broadside An Elegiac Poem Death of President George Washington 1800 Decorative Arts with three hinged handles (oneAn important & rare antique American political printed silk broadside, an elegy on the death of President George Washington, dated 1800. A poem on the Death of President George Washington January 1, 1800, see "Threads of History" No. 18, Shown P. 56. January 1, 1800 Dated Federal Period, Memorial Poem Silk Broadside, Printed in black on fine off white Silk, entitled: "An Elegiac Poem on the Death of General George Washington Commander in Chief of the