Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention. Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833 – Antique Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention. Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention. Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833
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The broadside records the Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention, assembled in Philadelphia on December 4, 1833, and its text is set beneath a small woodcut signed by Reuben S. Gilbert. The convention gave rise to the American Anti-Slavery Society, which adopted the declaration that William Lloyd Garrison drafted, a statement calling for immediate emancipation. Merrihew & Gunn, a Philadelphia printing firm, produced the sheet, and its modest size suggests it was meant for wide circulation among abolitionists and sympathetic readers.
| Created / published | 1833 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut with letterpress and type ornaments on wove papers ; 10 x 16 cm. |
| Genre | Broadsides 1830-1840.Woodcuts 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Merrihew & Gunn, Printers, no. 7 Carter's Alley, Philadelphia. Signed in the block: Reuben S. Gilbert. Title appears as it is written on the item. Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1833-15. |
| Subjects | Abolition movement--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,097 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-119133 |
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