The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Mat. chap. 13th verse 26 – Vintage Print
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Mat. chap. 13th verse 26. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The looking glass for 1787. A house divided against itself cannot stand. Mat. chap. 13th verse 26
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Engraved in New Haven in 1787, this sheet takes its title from a looking glass held up to the country's divisions. The record names Samuel Holden Parsons, a Connecticut general who had served in the Revolution and was involved in the response to Shays' Rebellion. Attributed to engraver Amos Doolittle, the piece gathers the year's sharpest arguments: the proposed federal Constitution, the Society of the Cincinnati, paper money, and veterans' pensions. Its motto, "a house divided against itself cannot stand," speaks to a young nation still deciding whether its states could hold together under one government.
| Created / published | [New Haven] : 1787. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving and rocker work, with watercolor on laid paper ; 28.7 x 36.7 cm. (image) |
| Genre | 1988 |
| Notes | Attribution to Amos Doolittle is from the Sotheby's auction catalog. Title appears as it is written on the item. Sotheby's Fine Printed and Manuscript Americana." (Catalog of the auction sale April 16 |
| Subjects | Parsons, Samuel Holden,--1737-1789. United States. Constitution--1880-1890. Society of the Cincinnati--1880-1890. New-Haven gazette and the Connecticut magazine--1880-1890. Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787. Military service--1880-1890. Monetary policy--1880-1890. Pensions--1880-1890. Connecticut--1880-1890. Massachusetts--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,114 × 1,704 px · prints to 7 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-215871 |
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