[Lincoln, Abraham. (1809 - 1865)]
Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States
Engraved oval-shaped center section of a larger broadside (trimmed), a calligraphic portrait memorial of Lincoln composed with the text of his Emancipation Proclamation drawn to form his likeness.13 x 9-1/2 inches, in an antique mahogany frame under early thin glass, 12 ¾” by 16". Davenport, Iowa: W. H. Pratt and A Hageboeck, 1865. Two shrinkage cracks to the mahogany matting around the broadside, a few small spots of foxing, paper backing to frame with notations from a recent owner and with tears, overall very good."Designed and written by W. H. Pratt and printed in Iowa, the state that sent the most soldiers per capita to the front in the Civil War." Eberstadt 40. (11302)
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