Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation At the White House
Entry/Object ID
MP.94.1328
Description
Print of the ballroom of the White House in 1865; ball in progress; many people gathered in front; to left is President Lincoln.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink
Subject Person or Organization
Abraham Lincoln
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Frank Leslie
Attribution
Maker
Manufacturer
Major & Knapp
Date made
1865
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
Lower right:
"Price $3.00"
In litho at bottom center:
"Lith of Major & Knapp, 449 Broadway N.Y."
Under above outside of lithograph:
"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Frank Leslie in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Southern New York"
Center:
"Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation At the White House
Dedicated to Mrs Abraham Lincoln
by the Publisher of Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner"
To the left:
"Every person who pays Ten cents each for Numbers l and 2 of
Frank Leslie's
Chimney Corners.
The New Family Paper,
is entitled to a copy of this Plate without extra charge. The key to this Plate, giving the name of each individual portrait, will be published in No. 4 of the Chimney Corner"
Under the above:
"This Plate
is
(?) gratuitously
to Purchasers of
No--2
Chimney Corner
the new Family"
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
18-7/8 in
Width
23-7/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (47.9 x 60.6 cm)
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Abraham Lincoln
Notes
Subject
Related Entries
Notes
MP.94.1224 - Portfolio - Contents
General Notes
Note Type
General Note
Note
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Note Type
StorageNote
Note
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