Engraving

Name/Title

Engraving

Description

B & W engraving depicting Abraham Lincoln seated in a chair; right arm on chair rest and holding quill pen in hand; left arm on cloth covered table and holding sheaf of papers in hand. Also on table is ink-stand and 2 books, one of which is a Bible; background has bust of Washington, columns and a bookcase topped by and American Eagle; printed center of margin "Abraham Lincoln/ President of the United States/ Signing the Emancipation Proclamation" Printed center bottom is "Published by John Dainty, Phila." this is flanked on left by "Painted By W. E. WInner" and on right by "Engraved by J. Sers"

Collection

Mrs. Ed. Braunagel

Acquisition

Accession

1987.051

Source or Donor

Mrs. Ed Braunagel

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

John Dainty

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Notes

Date: 19th Century

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

January 3, 2002

Update Date

January 31, 2025