Go Home Our Logo

Lithograph

Title:
Zachary Taylor Twelfth President of the United States
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
1974.028.12
Creator:
Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888)Lithographer
Place of Origin:
New York, NY
Date:
1847
Description:
Hand-colored lithograph, Zachary Taylor Twelfth President of the United States, by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), 1847. Ink and watercolor on paper. Half-length portrait of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) in profile to right. Wearing blue military uniform with gold buttons and epaulets. Holding a sword with left hand. Red pattered curtain in background. Seated on a green upholstered chair. Printed under image: "LITH & PUB. BY N. CURRIER, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in Clerks office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. 152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N. Y. / ZACHARY TAYLOR / Twelfth President of the United States. / 476". Mahogany veneer, beveled frame; glazed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-14.1 W-10.2 inches
Provenance:
From the Eagle Hotel, Concord, NH.
In 1961, Dr. Michael Michaels and Andrew Janis bought the Eagle Hotel for use as a convalescent home.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Michaels
Alert: Member Access Only

Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.