Print

Title:

Declaration of Independence

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1983.087

Creator:

Burns, John; Cotswold Collotype Co. Ltd.

Date:

1976

Description:

Colored reproduction collotype, Declaration of Independence, printed by Cotswold Collotype Co. Ltd., colorist M. Dabel Hall, after an 1819 engraving by John Burns, 1976. Title upper center with flourishes: "Declaration of Independence" Bust portrait of Washington center flanked by oval portraits of Hancock and Jefferson. Declaration of Independence reproduced in center surrounded by 13 state seals, connected with laurel and stars, forming an oval. Text, lower center: "This is Number of 69 of a limited handcoloured edition of 100 copies." Below that are 3 lines: "For the Bicentennial Celebrations in 1976 this coloured ornamental edition is respectfully dedicated to the American People by Olwen Caradoc Evans, Conwy, Wales, Great Britain. / Printed by the Cotswold Colotype Co. Ltd., Gloucestershire in 1974 on handmade paper from St. Cuthbert's Paper Mills, Wells, Somerset. " Below that hand script: "Colourist. M. Gabel Hall." [Hall is underlined]. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-30.95 W-21.3 inches

Provenance:

The print 1983.087 was a gift given around the time of the US Bicentennial to William Fennell. It was presented to him on his trip to England during the "twinning" of Conway, NH, to the Welsh town of Conway. During the printmaking process, smaller copies of the print were sent to the governors of the 13 original states for their approval, including NH Governor Walter Peterson.

Credit Line:

Gift of William Fennell

People:

Washington, George (1732-1799), Hancock, John (1737-1793), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)

Subjects:

Bicentennials