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Print (Line engraving)
Emblem of the United States of America. Peace with all Nations; Partiality to none.
Samuel Harris, John Coles Sr.
September 7 1804 (1804-1804)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Harris (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.0001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.0001 A
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
Emblem of the United States of America. Peace with all Nations; Partiality to none.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Samuel Harris (Engraver); John Coles Sr. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
September 7 1804 (1804-1804)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, within image, center ring
Inscription: S. Harris sculp.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Published according to the act of Congress, by John Coles, sen. BOSTON, Sept. 7. 1804.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- American Eagle
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Line engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14 (H) x 10 (W) x 11.5 (Image H) x 9.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.5 (H) x 25.5 (W) x 29.2 (Image H) x 24.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.4-2.6 cm; laid line frequency: 9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
J. Coles
Publisher Date
09/07/1804
Place of Publication
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
J. Coles
Edition Watermark
Unidentified with an Indian shooting a bow and arrow and a countermark of "L BEMIS"
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 327, p. 463.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 5, p. 15-16.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 1277, p. 214.Book: Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
• Print listed as no. 638.