Lithograph

Title:

Captain Ervin T. Case

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

2003.010.01

Creator:

Forbes & Co.; Reynolds, John Perkins (1840-1919)

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Lithograph or painting, Captain Ervin T. Case, by John P. Reynolds (1840-1919), printed by Forbes & Company, c. 1880. Ink and paint on paper. Civil War service record of Captain Ervin T. Case, 9th New Hampshire Regiment. Colored lithograph on paper glued to cardboard mount. Eagle at top holding blue banner, with white text, in beak "E PLURIBUS UNUM.", red, white and blue shield with "UNION" across top on Eagle's chest. U.S. flags and green laurel branches on either side of Eagle. Blue shield below Eagle, gold border, red cross with gold border divides into quadrants, seal of New Hampshire in center. Text in arms of cross gold with each letter underlined in black. In vertical arms of cross: "ENTERED SERVICE / JULY 21, 1862 / SO. MOUNTAIN. / ANTIETAM. / FREDERICKSBURG. / VICKSBURG. / JACKSON. / SPOTTSYLVANIA 1ST / SPOTTSYLVANIA 2ND / NORTH ANNA. / TOLOPOTOMY. / COAL HARBOR. / PETERSBURG. / CRATER. / HATCHER'S RUN. / POPLAR SPRING CH. / FIVE FORKS. / FINAL MUSTER OUT / JUNE 14, '65." In horizontal arms of cross: "ARMY OF THE POTOMAC" and "DEPT. OF THE OHIO.", each surrounded by gold scrollwork. Upper left quadrant of shield has light blue and gold company insignia "CO. K" and officer's insignia with single bar of lieutenant, gold text in upper left corner: "9TH N.H.". Upper right quadrant has light blue and gold company insignia "CO. F" and officer's insignia with two bars of captain, gold text in upper right corner: "VOL. INF." Lower left quadrant has gold bugle with "9". Lower right quadrant has white shield outlined in gold with gold cannon, anchor and "9". Entire shield surrounded by gold and red scrollwork. Blue banner across bottom of shield with gold lettering: "CAPTAIN ERVIN T. CASE" with Captain Case's photo pasted into an oval in the center of the banner. "FORBES & CO. BOSTON" in black lettering lower left of image. Upper center, embossed stamp: "PATENTED / JUL / 1868 / J.P. REYNOLDS". Matted. Molded wood frame with gold interior and exterior, glazed.

Material:

Paper
Wood

Dimensions:

H-24 W-19.875 inches

Provenance:

Bequeathed to donor by the children of Ervin T. Case. Case (b. 1840) was born in Claremont, NH, and lived in Newport, NH, at the time of the Civil War.

Credit Line:

Gift of William and Beverly Miller

People:

Case, Ervin (1840- ), Reynolds, John Perkins (1840-1919)

Subjects:

Civil War, Military officers, Military service, Memorials, Memory, Commemorative prints