Military motifs

Victorian Wallpaper • 1780

Military motifs, 1780

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Military motifs. Eagle, with wings spread, halo of twelve stars about head, grasping bundle of arrows. A banner is draped about the eagle's neck, with motto: "E Pluribus Unum". Beneath the eagle is a rose branch with many roses. Other emblems include cannons, feather plumes, military helmets, banners, flags. Printed in varnished green, red and yellow on a black ground. Block printed on handmade paper

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