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The image shows a Virginia Treasury Note at the top with a banner below it. The treasury note is beige and grey with red accents on the number "1" and the text. Below the note is a small scroll or banner with frayed edges that reads "Dixie 1861-1865 Philadelphia 07 B.P.O.E. 867 Winchester VA" in red lettering. The scroll is hanging from the note with metal hooks and a brown pipe. The colors used are beige, grey, red, and brown against a light background. The treasury note is at the top, with the banner suspended underneath, resulting in a vertical layout.
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The image shows a Virginia Treasury Note at the top with a banner below it. The treasury note is beige and grey with red accents on the number "1" and the text. Below the note is a small scroll or banner with frayed edges that reads "Dixie 1861-1865 Philadelphia 07 B.P.O.E. 867 Winchester VA" in red lettering. The scroll is hanging from the note with metal hooks and a brown pipe. The colors used are beige, grey, red, and brown against a light background. The treasury note is at the top, with the banner suspended underneath, resulting in a vertical layout.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

$1 Banknote from Virginia

Carl Buergerniss

Date
c. 1936
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29.7 x 22.1 cm (11 11/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.8614
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Richmond
  • American
Inscription

verso: upper left in graphite: Memento of the Civil War / Orig. Owner Mr. John Turner of / Richmond , VA. / Pres. owner Mr. Wm. Kirkner / Bank note is printed on one side only. / Carl Buergerniss / 123 Akron Ave. / Westmont, N.J.

NGA object ID 20811. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.