Engraving
- Title:
- Departure of President Pierce from Eagle Hotel, Concord
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1992.078.17
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- 1853
- Description:
- Hand-colored wood engraving, Departure of President Pierce from Eagle Hotel, Concord, February 14, 1853, unknown artist, published in "Illustrated News" on Feb. 26, 1853. Text block above image describes the scene. View of Main Street with Eagle Hotel on left and State House on right; man on horse and one-horse, two-wheeled carriage driven by man in foreground; crowd of people in middle ground. Three flags on flagpoles titled "AUSTIN M WARD / JEWELRY", "GRANITE CLUB / PIERCE AND KING", and "PIERCE AND KIN[G]". Caption below: "DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT PIERCE FROM EAGLE HOTEL, CONCORD." Printed in top margin: [page] 136 ILLUSTRATED NEWS Feb. 26, 1853." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-15.6 W-10.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
- Subjects:
- Concord, NH, Eagle Hotel, Pierce, Franklin
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