National Union Republican Candidates
PrinterPrinted by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
American, 1867 - 1990
PublisherPublished by
Kellogg & Bulkeley
American, 1867 - 1990
Date1868
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 13 3/16in. (23.5 x 33.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA political campaign poster for the presidential and vice-presidential campaign of 1868. Bust-length portaits of the two men are framed by draped American flags connected by a shield, eagle, and tassels, and are tied back by stars. Both men have beards. The man on the left has a mustache and wears a military uniform. The man on the right wears a jacket, shirt, and bow tie. The title is in a decorative cartouche at the bottom of the image.
Object number1995.182.31
InscribedOn recto: lithographed title in image, lower center: "NATIONAL / UNION / REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES"; lower left: "GEN. U.S. GRANT / FOR / PRESIDENT."; lower right: "HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX / FOR / VICE PRESIDENT."; beneath image, center: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1868 by Kellogg & Bulkeley in the Clerk's Office of the district Court of Connecticut".On verso: in pencil, lower right: "Drawer 9" "CPC CONSV 1987" "neg. #600 (detail of Grant)"; old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower right.
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