Object Details
- depicted
- Washington, George
- publisher
- J. Hale Powers & Company
- depicted
- Jackson, Andrew
- Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier Marquis de Lafayette
- Strobridge and Company
- Description
- Chromolithographic print depicting George Washington, standing, facing left as the central figure, wearing a Masonic apron and holding a trowel in his right hand and a mallet and parchment in his left. He is standing in under a Gothic arch flanked by columns with capitals of different orders and quatrefoil windows with a staircase is in the background. Bust portraits of the Marquis de Lafayette and Andrew Jackson appear in upper left and right corners, respectively. Bordering the central image are Gothic niches containing biblical scenes, allegorical figures, numerous inscriptions, and Masonic symbols and rites. Washington's coffin appears below the central image and is surrounded by a commemorative poem.
- Lithography company was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio about 1847 by lithographer Elijah C. Middleton. Middleton was known as one of the pioneers of chromolithography in the United States. By 1854 lithographer W. R. Wallace and bookseller Hines Strobridge (1823-1909) had joined the firm as partners. After the Civil War Strobridge acquired sole ownership of the company and renamed it after himself. Strobridge and Company was especially well known for circus, theater and movie posters. After leaving Strobridge and Company, Elijah Middleton became known as a portrait publisher, producing prints of George and Martha Washington, Daniel Webster and other American historical figures.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
- 1870
- ID Number
- DL.60.2597
- catalog number
- 60.2597
- accession number
- 228146
- Object Name
- chromolithograph
- Object Type
- Lithograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- image: 21 in x 17 in; 53.34 cm x 43.18 cm
- overall: 21 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in; 55.245 cm x 45.085 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Art
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Costume
- Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
- Uniforms, fraternal
- depicted
- Freemasonry
- Record ID
- nmah_324909
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-d530-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
