Surrender of Cornwallis
date: label: date made
content: 1845
name: label: depicted
content: Washington, George
label: depicted
content: Cornwallis, Charles
label: maker
content: Baillie, James S.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Colored print of Cornwallis handing his sword to Washington. The American troops stand on the left, the British on the right. The French fleet and the wall of the fort at Yorktown are in the background. In the right foreground are a cannon and a drum.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This print was produced by James S Baillie, was active in New York from 1838 to 1855. James Baillie started as a framer in 1838, and then became an artist and lithographer in 1843 or 1844. He discovered how to color lithographs while working as an independent contractor for Currier & Ives in the mid 1840’s. A prolific lithographer and colorist for Currier & Ives; his prints were extremely popular with a wide distribution. J. Baillie spent his later years concentrating on painting instead of lithography.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: depicted
content: United States: Virginia, Yorktown
topic: label: Subject
content: Revolutionary War
label: Subject
content: Diplomacy
label: Subject
content: Chronology: 1840-1849
label: Subject
content: Uniforms, Military
label: Subject
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: related event
content: Seige and Surrender of British Forces at Yorktown, Virginia
label: related event
content: American Revolution
label: related event
content: Surrender at Yorktown
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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.60.2534
label: catalog number
content: 60.2534
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: 8 1/2 in x 12 in; 21.59 cm x 30.48 cm