Independence Declared 1776. The Union Must Be Preserved
date: label: date made
content: 1839
name: label: depicted
content: Madison, James
label: depicted
content: Monroe, James
label: depicted
content: Adams, John Quincy
label: depicted
content: Jackson, Andrew
label: depicted
content: Van Buren, Martin
label: depicted
content: Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Marquis de Lafayette
label: depicted
content: Warren, Joseph
label: depicted
content: Jefferson, Thomas
label: depicted
content: Washington, George
label: depicted
content: Adams, John
label: maker
content: Moore, Thomas
label: maker
content: Arnold, Joseph A.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Black and white print; central figure of George Washington surrounded by one representative from each of the thirteen states. Washington is holding a scroll upon which is printed, "We declare ourselves free and independent. Behind him is a depiction of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Above him are bust portraits of the first eight presidents of the U.S. The print is flanked by two columns intended to represent New England rising out of Old England surmounted by Hope and Liberty. This print was an example of a commemorative created about 50 years after the American Revolution.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
topic: label: Subject
content: Revolutionary War
label: Subject
content: U.S. National Government, judiciary
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1830-1839
label: Subject
content: Uniforms, Military
label: Subject
content: State Government
label: depicted
content: Liberty
label: referenced
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: depicted
content: Battle Scenes
label: related event
content: Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Art
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content: Peters Prints
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content: Domestic Furnishings
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.2579
label: catalog number
content: 60.2579
label: accession number
content: 228146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lithograph
label: Object Type
content: Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 23 in x 17 7/8 in; 58.42 cm x 45.4025 cm