- Title:
- Franklin Pierce
- Object Name:
- Object ID:
- 2021.003
- Creator:
- Moore & Crosby
Printer - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1852-1856
- Description:
- Print. Franklin Pierce. Hand-colored, full-length portrait of Franklin Pierce standing with his right hand on a table with papers and books, a red curtain covering a column, and the United States Capitol building in background. Mounted on cardboard; "PRINTED IN OIL COLORS / BY / MOORE & CROSBY / No. 1 / WATER St. / BOSTON" in embossed oval stamp and "FRANKLIN PIERCE" in embossed rectangle in bottom margin.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.5 W-4.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Emery N. Moore (1816-1890) and Charles H. Crosby (1824-1898) established the firm of Moore & Crosby at No. 1 Water Street, Boston, in 1852. They worked as printers, lithographers, and engravers until the firm dissolved by October 1, 1856. Specialty printers, they made a variety of custom products including business cards, invitations, and mourning ribbons. Printing in oil colors provided customers with richly colored products simulating oil painting. In this case, Moore & Crosby capitalized on the popularity of the new president by offering a color portrait of Franklin Pierce for sale.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869)
- Subjects:
- Pierce, Franklin, U.S. Capitol
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