| Creator |
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912, artist. |
| Title |
Offering of bells to be cast into cannon [graphic] / AJV; FBM. |
| Publisher |
[Baltimore] : [A. J. Volck] |
| Publisher |
MD. Baltimore. 1864 |
| Date |
[1864] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : transfer lithograph ; sheet 25 x 31 cm (9.5 x 12 in.) |
| Description |
Partisan genre scene depicting a Southern white man pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to a Confederate
officer at the hearth of an enslaved African American man blacksmith. In the left, the officer holds his cap in his hand as
the blacksmith, attired in a long apron (doffed cap as well), bends over to grab one of two bells near his feet. Candlesticks
and andirons lie in a pile under the hearth and to the left of the officer. In the right, congregants stand behind the pastor
attired in robes and a wide-brimmed hat, and include a woman attired in a fancy dress and cape, men in suits and top hats,
and a man dressed in yeoman's clothing. In the background, an enslaved African American man carries a cylinder-shaped object
over his shoulder and church towers are visible. In 1862, Confederate General P.T. Beauregard called for bells to be given
to the Confederacy to be melted into cannon. Several churches in North Carolina donated them.
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| Notes |
Inscribed upper left corner: 19. |
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Inscribed in lower left corner: AJV; FBM. |
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Issued as plate 19 in Sketches from the Civil War in North America (London [i.e., Baltimore]: [the author], 1863-1864), a
series of pro-Confederacy cartoons drawn and published by Baltimore cartoonist Adalbert John Volck under the pseudonym V.
Blada. The "first issue" of 10 prints (numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, 15, 16, 21, 24), with imprint "London, 1863" were printed
as etchings. The remaining 20 prints (numbered 4, 8, 9-11, 14, 17-20, 23, 25-27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 40, 45) headed "Second and
third issues of V. Blada's war sketches" and dated "London, July 30, 1864" were printed as lithographs.
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Title and publication information from series at Brown University Library. |
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Research file about artist available at repository. |
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Accessioned 1935. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
African American blacksmiths -- Confederate States of America. |
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African American men -- Confederate States of America. |
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Bells -- Confederate States of America. |
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Clergy -- Confederate States of America. |
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Enslaved persons -- Confederate States of America. |
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Soldiers -- Confederate. |
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Enslaved labor -- Confederate States of America. |
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Enslaved men -- Confederate States of America. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Economic & industrial aspects. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects. |
| Genre |
Genre prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Transfer lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Volck - Sketches - Volck 19 [2990.F.20] |
| Accession number |
2990.F.20 |
