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[Bank note vignette showing eagle over sea] – Vintage Wall Art

[Bank note vignette showing eagle over sea], [between 1850 and 1869(?)] — antique engraving
[Bank note vignette showing eagle over sea], [between 1850 and 1869(?)]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Bank note vignette showing eagle over sea], preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Bank note vignette showing eagle over sea]

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A bold eagle spreading its wings above open water gives this engraving its character, setting it apart from the many landscape and figure vignettes of its day. Before the Civil War, banknotes were decorated with engraved vignettes like this one, and the state-chartered banks that issued them each chose their own designs. Such images projected confidence and national pride, and their fine line work made counterfeiting harder. The print is dated roughly from 1850 to 1869, a period when the eagle was a favorite emblem of American identity.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1869(?)]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreBank note vignettes 1850-1870.Engravings 1850-1870.
SubjectsEagles--1850-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,284 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-198816

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