Details
Creator Allen, J. W., engraver.
Contributor Wray, A. H., designer.
McCabe, E., engraver.
Title Facsimile of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence [graphic] / Engraved by J.W. Allen; ornament by A.H. Wray & engd. by E. McCabe.
Publisher [New York?] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1855
Date [ca. 1855]
Physical Description 1 print : steel engraving ; sheet 34 x 26 cm (13.5 x 10.25 in.)
Description Commemorative print containing facsimiles of the signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence within an ornamental border. In the top of the border are allegorical figures of Justice, depicted as a white woman carrying scales and a sword, and Liberty, depicted as a white woman attired in a liberty cap and carrying a spear and shield. An eagle stands between them next to a crest of an American flag. Along the sides of the border are the state seals of the original thirteen colonies. At the bottom is a vignette, “The Capitol, Washington,” showing the Capitol building. Vigettes also includes several white men standing with a dog and an African American woman caregiver with a white child who holds a hoop.
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from the aesthetics of the content.
Contains printed statement by John Quincy Adams, Department of State, dated April 19, 1819 declaring the signatures "Exact Imitations."
McCabe, a New York engraver, was active in the mid-19th century.
Purchase 2002.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject United States. Declaration of Independence -- Signers.
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
African American caregivers -- Washington (D.C.)
African American women -- Washington (D.C.)
Allegories.
Autographs.
Eagles.
Facsimiles.
Justice.
Liberty.
Nannies (Children’s nurses) -- Washington (D.C.)
State seals -- 1850-1860.
Genre Commemorative prints -- 1850-1860.
Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Declaration of Independence [P.9999]
Accession number P.9999