Certificate, Membership

Title:

The Union Defenders Certificate

Object Name:

Certificate, Membership

Object ID:

1959.021.02

Creator:

Gibson Company

Place of Origin:

Cincinnati, OH

Date:

1861-1865

Description:

Chromolithograph, The Union Defenders Certificate, in Support Defence of the Government, the Union and the Constitution of the United States Against the Great Rebellion, by Gibson Company, 1861-1865. Scene of officers on horseback in front of troops marching on battlefield, upper center; African Americans in upper left corner; "GRAVE OF THE BRAVE" in upper right corner. "U.S." in framed rectangular panel with red background; Square panel in center with text, "The / Union Defenders Certificate, / IN SUPPORT DEFENCE OF THE / Government, THE Union / AND THE / Constitution / of the UNITED STATES, / AGAINST THE GREAT REBELLION." To the left, soldiers playing fife, drums and marching with flag. To the right, soldiers manning cannon. Incomplete certificate panel at bottom, "186[blank] / This Certifies That, [blank] has served / as a Volunteer in Comp [blank]"; all panels are framed by scrolled border with flowers. Printed in lower left, under image: "Lith. by Gibson Co. 123 Main St. Cincinnati." Handwritten pencil inscription on reverse: "Purchase $10- from Julia Newman, Gulf Park, Bradenton Beach, Fla. / Rec'd 4//1/59". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-17.2 W-13 inches

Provenance:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase from Mrs. Julia Newman.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

Subjects:

Civil War, Membership certificates, Commemoration, War, Union, Memory, Certificates