The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the States of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion.
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Currier & Ives|George Washington
Artist bio: American, active New York, 1857–1907|American, 1732–1799
Artist role: Publisher|Sitter
Artist nationality: American|American
Date: 1876
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 8 7/8 × 12 1/2 in. (22.6 × 31.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 17 11/16 in. (34.3 × 44.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Swords|George Washington|Men