Brown University

Divorce à Vinculo

Description

Abstract:
This cartoon represents the secession of South Carolina, the first state to leave the Union. Mrs. Carolina raises her clenched fist against her former consort, Brother Jonathan, who lays a protective hand on the shoulder of a young slave.

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Tenniel, John, "Divorce à Vinculo" (1861). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:69802/

Relations

Collection:

  • Lincoln Graphics

    Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …
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