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Commemorative handkerchief of red cotton with a black printed medallion featuring the personification of the "Watch on the Rhine", the text of the song, and a royal portrait in each of the four corners
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Commemorative handkerchief of red cotton with a black printed medallion featuring the personification of the "Watch on the Rhine", the text of the song, and a royal portrait in each of the four corners

anonymous · c. 1850 - c. 1875 · painting; weaving; diepdruk; printing ink; cotton (textile)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Commemorative handkerchief, red cotton, printed in black: in the center a medallion with the personification of "Wacht am Rhein", surrounded by the text of the song of the same name, and in the four corners the portraits of King Wilhelm of Prussia, King Karl of Württemberg, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHerdenkingszakdoek van rode katoen waarop in zwart gedrukt een medaillon met de personificatie van de "Wacht am Rhein", de tekst van het lied en in de vier hoeken een koningsportret. c. 1850 - c. 1875. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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