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The spirit of 76.
1862
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2008.00276
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1862.
- People
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- Author
- Sadd, Henry S.
- Related Name
- Matteson, Tompkins Harrison, 1813-1884
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Families—United States—18th century—In art
- Patriotism—United States—In art
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Social aspects—In art
- Artists' proofs—United States—19th century
- Soldiers—United States—Family relations—In art
- Women and war—United States—History—18th century—In art
- Children and war—United States—History—18th century—In art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The spirit of 76.
- Call Number
- A Middle 31/Drawer 12/GC024/Half Folio/19th c./Artists P-Z GA 2008.00276
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dct148fw41j
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : [s.n.], 1862.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1862
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 47.9 x 61.3 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: 18th century interior scene with family members assistng a father as he prepares to join the Revolutionary War. The man's parents hand him weapons (rifle and sword); his wife helps with his uniform; and his son kneels beside him holding a powderhorn. A woman seated at right holds a sleeping infant in her lap, and a document dated 'July 1776' in her left hand.
- Inscribed in plate, lower center: "Presentation plate to the patrons of The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1862".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Painted by T.H. Matheson, Esqr.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Families—United States—18th century—In art
- Patriotism—United States—In art
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Social aspects—In art
- Artists' proofs—United States—19th century
- Soldiers—United States—Family relations—In art
- Women and war—United States—History—18th century—In art
- Children and war—United States—History—18th century—In art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/6ab50fcf-b5f9-46a0-9b0e-00ffffd8ee7b/manifest