Object Number 1976.0130

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Col. Johnsons mounted men charging a party of British Artillerists and Indians, at the Battle fought near Moravian Town October 2.\nd 1813....

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Wickersham June

Creator (Role)

Ralph Rawdon (Engraver)
1790-1860
Rawdon established an engraving business in 1816 which became Rawdon, Balch and Co. in 1818; Rawdon, Clark and Co. in 1823; Rawdon, Wright and Hatch in 1832; and Rawdon, Wright, Hatch and Edson in 1847, which ultimately merged into the New England Bank Note Co.

Shelton & Kensett (Publisher and printseller)

Place of Origin

Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

December 6 1813 (1813-1813)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved by R. Rawdon.
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Published and sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire Con. Dec.\r 6.\th 1813.

Subjects

Military; American Indian; Native American

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove); Cardboard

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

10.37 (H) , 16.2 (W) , 8 (Image H) , 12.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.35 (H) , 41.2 (W) , 8 (Image H) , 12.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 8.5 in. (21.5 cm). Plate W: 13.67 in. (34.71 cm).

Publisher Summary

Shelton & Kensett

Publication Date

12/06/1813

Place of Publication

Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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