Presidents of the United States
date: label: date made
content: 1846
name: label: depicted
content: Tyler, John
label: depicted
content: Washington, George
label: depicted
content: Adams, John
label: depicted
content: Jefferson, Thomas
label: depicted
content: Adams, John Quincy
label: depicted
content: Madison, James
label: depicted
content: Monroe, James
label: depicted
content: Jackson, Andrew
label: depicted
content: Van Buren, Martin
label: depicted
content: Harrison, William Henry
label: depicted
content: Polk, James K.
label: maker
content: Phelps, Ensigns & Thayer
label: originator of central image
content: Lossing & Barritt
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This colored print depicts bust portraits of the first eleven presidents of the United States surrounding a central black and white image of "The Declaration of Independence, July 4th 1776", which is a copy of the original by Lossing and Barritt. Lossing and Barritt based their image of the Signing of the Delaration of Independence on the composition created by John Trumbull.
label: Description (Brief)
content: A short biography of Washington appears above the central image; brief biographies of the other ten presidents appear below the central image. Each portrait is contained within a circular cartouche made up of stars and shields. Washington's portrait is also enclosed in a box with stars in each corner and is featured at top center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This print was produced for use in public buildings like libraries and for schools. The print was published by the firm of Phelps, Ensign, and Thayer, a printing and engraving firm known for maps, books, and prints. They were active in New York from 1841-1848, with the partners of Humphrey Phelps, Edward Hooker Ensign, Timothy Ensign, and Horace Thayer.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The engravers of the central image of the signing of the Declaration of Independence were Benson John Lossing (1813-1891) and William Barritt. They partnered from 1846-1869. This image may have inspired their work on The Pictorial Field Book of the American Revolution, begun in 1848.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Costume
label: Subject
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: Subject
content: Furnishings
label: related event
content: American Revolution
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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.60.2595
label: catalog number
content: 60.2595
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: 27 1/2 in x 21 in; 69.85 cm x 53.34 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31 in x 23 in; 78.74 cm x 58.42 cm