Print

Object Name:: Print
Object ID:: 1969.512.01
Creator:: John Murphy & Co.Manufacturer
Place of Origin:: John Murphy & Co., Baltimore, MD
Date:: circa 1853
Description:: Broadside. Commemorative printed textile of President Franklin Pierce's inaugural address given on March 4, 1853. Black text with gold scalloped border copperplate or roller printed on satin woven silk. Titled "PRESIDENT PIERCE'S / INAUGURAL ADDRESS / MARCH 4, 1853". Contains the entire text of that speech in four columns. Border of gilt, scalloped, and imprinted at bottom: "Baltimore: printed and published by MURPHY & CO., 178 Market Street .... TAYLOR & CO. , Sun Building, Washington: Shillington". All edges raw. "1853" written in pencil in upper left facing corner. Stored in a mylar sleeve that has been mounted to archival board.
Material:: Textile
silk
Dimensions:: W-15 L-18 inches
Provenance:: Found in collection. Text of President Pierce's inaugural address, March 4, 1853.
Credit Line:: New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
People:: Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Murphy, John (1812-1880)
Subjects:: Inaugural Address, Inaugurations, Presidential, Murphy & Co., Taylor & Co., Silk, Textile printing, Textile industry, Textiles cylinder printed, Broadsides, Presidents