Description
- Abstract:
- Envelope depicts bust portraits of past presidents Buchanan, Pierce, Fillmore, Taylor, Polk, Tyler, Harrison as well as assumed current president Abraham Lincoln in vignette style frames adorned with colored wreaths. Each portrait details the terms of their presidencies. Portraits are arranged in an oval fashion around the White House depicted in the center. Inscription in bottom-left corner reads "Charles Magnus, 12 Frankfort St. N.Y."
- Notes:
- Paper (buff); ink (red, blue, yellow)
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"1861 A. Lincoln"
(1861).
Lincoln Envelopes.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:574819/
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Lincoln Envelopes
This collection contains embellished envelopes created during the period surrounding Lincoln’s presidency and the time immediately after his assassination. Many of the envelopes depict Lincoln himself, as well as various notable political and military figures. The artwork widely ranges in …...