1864 Presidential Ticket Campaign Banner Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:15546727 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Type: Lithograph Banner | Presidential Campaign: Abraham Lincoln 1864 |
| Year: 1864 | Material: Wove Paper |
Grand national union banner for 1864. Liberty, union and victory1 --- 12 X 9" Original print on wove paper : lithograph with watercolor shows a campaign banner for 1864 Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln and running mate Andrew Johnson. A drawn curtain reveals bust portraits of the two candidates in roundels framed in oak leaves. Above the portraits is a "Temple of Liberty, " within which stands a female figure holding a staff and liberty cap. Four American flags fla...nk the temple. Perched on the temple's dome is an eagle with spread wings holding a banderole in his mouth and arrows in his talons. Rays of light ending in stars emanate from the temple. A vignette below the portraits shows a man plowing with a team of horses in front of farm buildings. The peace and prosperity to come with Lincoln's reelection, evoked by this bucolic scene, are emphasized by cornucopias on either side spilling over with fruit.The print has been framed and has damage around the edges see pics The main part looks greatContributor NamesCurrier & Ives.Created / PublishedNew York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1864.Subject Headings- Johnson, Andrew- Liberty (personified)- Lincoln, Abraham, and 1864 presidential race- Temple of LibertyFormat HeadingsLithographs--1860-1870.Portrait prints--1860-1870.
