Print, Abraham Lincoln, 1861

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Artifact Overview

Loosely based on a photograph, this beardless portrait of Abraham Lincoln was first issued as a campaign print during the Republican convention in 1860. In the campaign piece, the words "Republican candidate for" were placed between the words reading "Abraham Lincoln" and "Sixteenth President of the United States." After the election the image was reused for this piece.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1861

Subject Date

1861

Creator Notes

Lithographed by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, Hartford, Connecticut; published by Geo. Whiting, New York, New York.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

66.143.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ink
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Hand coloring
Lithography
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 13.875 in
Width: 9.75 in

Inscriptions

Text beneath image, center: ABRAHAM LINCOLN,/ Sixteenth President of the United States./ Text below image: E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, 245 Main St. Hartford, Conn. / Geo. Whiting, 87 Fulton St. New York