The Constitution Must Be Preserved, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave Label: cotton printed by engraved roller, Printed cotton with a repeating design of laurel branches with a scroll which reads 'The Constitution must be Preserved,' on a background sprinkled with stars. Printed in brown, tan and pink on an ivory ground. Printed in support of the Constitutional Union Party's presidential candidate, John Bell, in 1860., USA, ca. 1860, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment, Fragment