Print, Abraham Lincoln, 1861
THF734816 / 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
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