Freedom's Wreath

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Description (Brief):

Allegorical colored print; bust view of a woman, encircled by a wreath that is wrapped with a tri-colored ribbon and incorporates a variety of patriotic symbols. The woman is Charlotte Corday, a heroine of the French Revolution. She is wearing a Liberty cap. The "Pearl of Peace" and "Level of Equality" hang from a ribbon around her neck. Below is a poem describing the wreath and a list of 25 senators and 76 congressmen who voted against the annexation of Texas on February 28, 1845, and to whom the print is dedicated .

Date Made: 1845

Depicted: Corday, CharlotteDistributor: Pease, E. H.Artist: Ames, Joseph A.Lithographer: Hall, John H.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Albany

Subject: DiplomacyU.S. National Government, judiciaryU.S. National Government, legislative branchPatriotism and Patriotic SymbolsBirdsFlowersReform MovementsBlacksDepicted: LibertyRelated Event: Texas Statehood

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Related Publication: Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

Credit Line: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.60.2410Catalog Number: 60.2410Accession Number: 228146

Object Name: lithographObject Type: LithographOther Terms: pictures; lithograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 21 in x 14 in; 53.34 cm x 35.56 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2de8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_311584

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