Great Seal Of The United States – Historic Print
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Description
Step back in time with Great Seal Of The United States, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Great Seal Of The United States
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The Great Seal of the United States is the national emblem used to authenticate official documents, and this color lithograph renders its familiar imagery in bright, deliberate detail: the bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of thirteen arrows, the shield of thirteen stripes, and the reverse side's unfinished pyramid topped by the Eye of Providence. Andrew B. Graham, a New York printmaker known for his commercial and decorative lithographs, produced this version during the decades when chromolithography was popular for patriotic wall pieces and schoolroom displays. Prints like this brought the seal's symbols into homes and classrooms during a period of rapid national growth. Notice how the eagle's position and the seal's heraldic colors were adapted for a printed audience.
| Created / published | c. 1850-1910 |
|---|---|
| Medium | lithograph, color |
| Notes | Andrew B. Graham, lithographer |
| Original scan | 3,180 × 3,000 px · prints to 11 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216232 |
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