Jacquard Portrait of Lady Liberty (Columbia)

United States, 1880. Very good. Minor fraying to piece, with light water stain to top quarter. Frame in good shape, backing somewhat torn. Glass beginning to loosen from frame.. A lovely jacquard image of Lady Liberty (Columbia), in red on ivory-colored linen. The iconic personification of America is presented here in profile, highlighting her Roman features, with rays of the sun shining behind her head. The word "LIBERTY" written across her headpiece, and she is encapsulated in an oval frame of foliage. Note the patterns woven into the corners of this piece; clearly, the maker, almost certainly a woman, was practicing her craft. The likeness of the nation's most famous personification shows off her skill to great effect. Housed in later dark wood frame with glass measuring approx. 14" by 12" by 0.75