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Engraving

Title:
Franklin Pierce, President of the United States, Inaugurated March 4th, 1853
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
2005.031
Creator:
Root, Marcus A. (1808-1888); Tucker, William E. (1801-1857); Butler, John M. (1809-1868)
Place of Origin:
Philadelphia, PA
Date:
1853
Description:
Engraving. Portrait of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), engraved by William E. Tucker, 1853. Pierce standing with head turned to his left and hands gesturing to his right. Landscape behind him, with ledge on left and hills and valley on right. Imprinted just below image: "Daguerreotyped by M. A. Root / Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1853, by W. E. Tucker, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. / Engraved by W. E. Tucker." Titled, bottom center, "FRANKLIN PIERCE, / President of the United States, Inaugurated March 4th, 1853." Imprinted at lower right corner, "Printed by J. M. Butler". Matted and framed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-20 W-15 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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