Lithograph

Title:

Battle of Williamsburg, VA. May 5th, 1862.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1969.052.03

Creator:

Currier & IvesLithographer

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1862

Description:

Lithograph. Battle of Williamsburg, VA. May 5th, 1862, by Currier & Ives, 1862. Hand-colored, ink and watercolor on paper. Union soldiers in blue uniforms marching in columns led into battle by an officer on horseback, on left side of the print; Union soldier in blue uniform lay dead on the ground on top of a horse at the foot of a cannon, in bottom right corner; Union soldier in blue uniform carrying American flag standing behind Union troops, on left side of print; Confederate soldiers marching into battle led by an officer on horseback, in right background; light red and white smoke clouds fill the sky in upper third of print; buildings are visible at the horizon, on the right side of the print. Lower left, under image: "PUB. BY CURRIER & IVES." Lower right, under image: "152 NASSAU ST. NY." Title, lower margin at center: "BATTLE OF WILLIAMSBURG, VA. MAY 5TH. 1862. / Victorious charge of the gallant Soldiers of the North and East under Genl. Mc.Clellan, the invincible leader of the Army of the Potomac." "5-" in pencil in top right corner. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.4 W-16 inches

Provenance:

Objects and manuscripts from the Nims and Knight families of Roxbury and the Rugg family of Sullivan, given by a descendant, Helen E. (Mrs. Charles B.) Knight of Marlborough.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen E. Knight

People:

Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888), Ives, James M. (1824-1895), Knight, Helen E. (1895-1985), Knight, Charles B. (1892-1968)

Subjects:

Death, Marching, Flag bearers, Battlefields, Battles, Army, Civil War