Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fraktur-like Election Poster: Liberty, Agriculture, and Commerce, Silas Terry of Freetown; verso: List of Qualified Voters
Object Number:
1945.61
Date:
1816
Medium:
Brown ink, watercolor, and gouache on beige card
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 12 3/8 in. ( 33 x 31.4 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: at top center: "Liberty. / 1816"
handwritten: at center: "FREETOWN / JULY 15th 1816 / SILAS TERRY."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed from upper center: "Liberty. / 1816 / AGRICULTURE. / BY Agriculture we live. / COMMERCE. / BY Commerce we thrive. / FREETOWN JULY 15th. 1816 / SILAS TERRY..."
Description:
Fraktur: Vertical rectangular sheet with handwritten English text arranged beneath five arches on upper half and inside two ovals on lower half; decorated with linear and geometric motifs in red, light blue, yellow, and brown.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
