Political Cartoon, "'Taking the Stump' or Stephen in Search of His Mother," 1860

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1860

Subject Date

1860

Creators

Currier & Ives 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

Published by Currier & Ives, 1860.

Keywords

Lithographs 

Political cartoons 

Prints (Visual works) 

Presidential campaigns 

Presidential candidates 

Presidential elections 

Speeches, addresses, etc. 

United States presidents 

Bell, John, 1797-1869 

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 

Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 

Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876 

Constitutional Union Party (U.S.) 

Democratic Party (U.S.) 

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 

Collection Title

Print Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

26.93.33

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 17.5 in

Width: 12.875 in

Inscriptions

below image: Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, for the Southern Dist. of N.Y. at bottom: "TAKING THE STUMP" OR STEPHEN IN SEARCH OF HIS MOTHER. / Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. N.Y.