Declaration of Independence

ca. 1820

Place madeLyon, France, Europe

Silk

Overall: 27 1/2 x 28 in. ( 69.8 x 71.1 cm )

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair

1941.126

This broadside was engraved after an original by William Woodruff, published in Philadelphia in 1818.

DescriptionCopperplate-printed silk kerchief with a facimile of the Declaration of Independence, with portraits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams and the seals of the original 13 states; spread eagles in the lower corners and garlanded stars in the upper; laurel garland border; black ink printed on a yellow ground.

Markingsprinted: allover: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776./ THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN STATES/ OF/ AMERICA/ When in the course of human events..."

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