Lithograph

Title:

Review of the Mass. Volunteer Militia, at Concord, Sept. 9th, 1859

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.573.06

Creator:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)Artist; Endicott & Company

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1860

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph of Review of the Mass. Volunteer Militia, at Concord, Sept. 9th, 1859, by John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), lithographed and printed by Endicott & Company, 1860. Ink on paper with hand-colored figures and possibly yellow and blue tint stones. Spectators line foreground. Rope separates spectators from military parade in middle ground. Rows of figures in military uniforms march in procession from right background to right foreground, forming a semicircle. Rows of troops interspersed with Calvary officers and horse-drawn artillery wagons. Tents in background; passenger trains enter and exit scene at right background; additional spectators stand on small hill in background. Sun streams through clouds at center. Upper margin at center, "CAMP MASSACHUSETTS / SEPT. [superscript 'T'] 8TH & 9TH [superscript 'TH'], 1859." Signed in image, lower left: "Bachelder / Del. 1859". Signed in image, lower right corner: "Endicott Co. / N.Y." Signed under image at left: "ENDICOTT & CO. LITH. 59 BEEKMAN ST. N.Y." At center: "Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1860 by J.B. Bachelder in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts." At right: "PAINTED BY JNO. [superscript 'O'] B. BACHELDER". Title lower margin at center: "REVIEW OF THE MASS. VOLUNTEER MILITIA, / AT CONCORD, SEPT. [superscript 'T'] 9TH [superscript 'TH'], 1859, / BY HIS EXCELLENCY (COMMANDER IN CHIEF) NATHANIEL P. BANKS. / MAJOR GENERAL J.E. WOOL U.S.A. AND THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE ESCORTED BY THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY OF BOSTON." Facsimile signature lower right in margin: "Published by / Jno. B. Bachelder. / 123 Washington St. Boston." Oval vignette in lower margin at center with monument surrounded by trees; labeled above: "BATTLE MONUMENT". Handwritten label on frame reverse: "Loaned by / C[ ] Gertrude Downing". Print surrounded by white painted border at edges. Varnished oak frame with reeded interior, glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-30.4 W-46 inches

Provenance:

Camp Massachusetts, comprised of more than 5,000 men from all volunteer militia units in the state, is said to be the first such state-wide gathering in the country.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)

Subjects:

Military ceremonies, Military parades & ceremonies, Military training, Militias, Military exercises, Massachusetts, Reviews, Military