Engraving, Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864
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During the American Civil War, this print commemorated a crucial event and became popular for home and classroom display across the country. President Lincoln is shown in this engraving with a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.
During the American Civil War, this print commemorated a crucial event and became popular for home and classroom display across the country. President Lincoln is shown in this engraving with a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. Publicly announced by Lincoln in September 1862 to become law on January 1, 1863, it was the essential first legal step in eliminating slavery.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
01 January 1863
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
66.143.833
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image in center: ENGRAVED BY GEO. E. PERINE, NEW YORK Printed below image on left: Entered according to act of Congress AD 1864 by Geo. E. Perine in the [continues on right after center text] Printed below image on right: Clerks office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York Printed below image in lower center: Abraham Lincoln [facsimile signature]
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