John Brown Meeting the Slave Mother and her Child on the steps of Charlestown jail on his way to execution

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

John Brown Meeting the Slave Mother and her Child on the steps of Charlestown jail on his way to execution

Entry/Object ID

2370

Description

A print produced by Currier and Ives featuring John Brown walking past a "slave-mother and child" on his way to execution. Above his head flies the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis." In the lower lefthand corner is blind justice, a statue whose arms are broken.

Acquisition

Accession

722

Source or Donor

County Administrator, Jefferson County Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Ransom, Louis

Date made

1863