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Maker(s):Currier, Nathaniel
Culture:American (1813-1888)
Title:print: U.S. Presidents
Date Made:1844
Type:Print
Materials:paper, ink, wood, glass
Place Made:United States; New York; New York City
Measurements:Frame: 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 1 1/4 in; 41.9 x 31.7 x 3.2 cm; Sheet: 14 x 10 1/4 in; 35.6 x 26 cm
Accession Number:  HD 72.003
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Elisabeth W. Sherman
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Framed lithograph of the first eleven Presidents of U.S. published by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) of Spruce St., New York, in 1844. The portraits of the first eleven presidents of the United States are arranged with their names and dates in office in a circle around a larger portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), 1st President of the USA. Below Washington is a small vignette of John Trumbull's depiction of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The portrait at the base of the circle is that of James Knox Polk (1795-1849), 11th President of the USA, and is labeled "President Elect."

Subjects:
Glass

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