Engraving
- Title:
- James K. Polk
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0861
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of James K. Polk (1795-1849). Steel engraving, printed on paper. Upper half; bust-length circular portrait of young man with dark hair, white shirt, black neck cloth tied in a bow, dark suit coat, facing left; gray background. Portrait is framed within a circle of leaves. "James K. Polk" facsimile signature is printed n a horizontal banner below portrait. Lower half has a representation of Polk's residence within another circle which rests in the center of a shield-shaped device with stars and stripes on it. "POLK's RESIDENCE" is printed on a banner at the bottom of the circle. At the left there are depicted a light house, sailboat, a man, several barrels, an anchor, and a buoy. To the right there are farm implements, a sheaf of wheat, a wheelbarrow , a sun hat, a spade, and a snake.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.1 W-5.8 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Polk, James K. (1795-1849)
- Subjects:
- Polk, James K.
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