Grand National Union Banner For 1864 – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Grand National Union Banner For 1864, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. 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.
Grand National Union Banner For 1864
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A drawn curtain pulled back to reveal Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson in round portraits framed by oak leaves sets this campaign banner apart. Above them rises a Temple of Liberty, where a female figure holds a staff and liberty cap, while an eagle perches on the dome with arrows in its talons. The 1864 ticket ran under the National Union label, which drew Republicans together with War Democrats, and Johnson, a Tennessee Democrat, was chosen to broaden that appeal. Currier & Ives produced the lithograph, and the watercolor added by hand gives the print its color.
| Created / published | c. 1864 |
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| Medium | print on wove paper, lithograph with watercolor, image 32.2 x 22.4 cm. |
| Notes | Liberty, Union And Victory. Currier & Ives, New York. SUMMARY: Print shows a campaign banner for 1864 Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln and running mate Andrew Johnson. A drawn curtain reveals bust portraits of the two candidates in roundels framed in oak leaves. Above the portraits is a "Temple of Liberty," within which stands a female figure holding a staff and liberty cap. Four American flags flank the temple. Perched on the temple's dome is an eagle with spread wings holding a banderole in his mouth and arrows in his talons. Rays of light ending in stars emanate from the temple. A vignette below the portraits shows a man plowing with a team of horses in front of farm buildings. The peace and prosperity to come with Lincoln's reelection, evoked by this bucolic scene, are emphasized by cornucopias on either side spilling over with fruit |
| Original scan | 3,972 × 5,434 px · prints to 13 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | L-E-5 |
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