POLITICS IN AMERICA | Politics Before Lincoln
257 Israel Putnam, Scarce Early Engraving Portrait engraving of renowned Revolutionary War-figure Israel Putnam (1718-1790), who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Putnam is depicted in uniform, resting his right elbow on a cannon barrel. Engraving titled below: Israel Pvtnam Efqr. / General Major beij den Provinci- / alen in America. Unsigned but after J. Wilkinson. 3.25 x 4.5 in., matted and framed, 8.5 x 10.75 in. $500 - $700
258 George Washington, Early Engraving Portrait engraving of George Washington (1732-1799), standing, dressed in military uniform, gesturing while holding a swagger stick in his right hand, his left hand resting on a cannon barrel, with a military camp in the background, titled below: His Excellency George Washington Esq. / Captain General of all the American Forces. Marked p. 221 along top right edge. Illustrated in An Impartial History of the War in America, between Great Britain and her Colonies, from its Commencement until the End of the Year 1779. London & Carlisle: Printed for R. Faulder, bookseller, 1780, p. 221. 4 x 6.75, matted and framed, 9 x 12.25 in. $500 - $700
259 Rare George Washington, American Republican Pin by Engraver W.L. Ormsby Engraved bronze pin, 1.5 x 1.25 in., featuring a portrait of George Washington at center, with American Republican inscribed above, and Pater Patre inscribed below, plus the following phrase from Washington’s Farewell Address when leaving the Presidency, engraved to the left and right of the portrait: Beware of Foreign Influence. The piece is signed at bottom, below the portrait: W.L. Ormsby - 116 Fulton St. N.Y. Stick pin soldered on reverse side, which is blank. It has been suggested that the reference to George Washington as an American Republican might have been an attempt to connect the country’s first President and his principles to the newly founded Republican Party, formed in 1854. The pin may have been produced for a Presidential Campaign, ca 1854-1860s. According to the consignor, this particular pin was purchased from the former home and descendants of Joshua Delano, a shipmaster and ship owner in Kingston, MA. He was in New York City in the 1850s, so it is possible that he acquired this pin at that time. Waterman L. Ormsby (1809-1883) is considered one of the finest engravers of the early 19th Century. He first operated in Albany, NY, and Lancaster, MA, before settling in New York City, where he engraved bank notes. Ormsby also founded the Continental Bank Note Company in 1863. $1,000 - $2,000 SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONDITION REPORTS OF ALL LOTS AT COWANS.COM
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