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Object Name
Key to Print - The Declaration of Independence
Object Number
1978-02-15 B
Description
Black on white line engraved key to the print of the Signing of the Declartion of Independence, after the painting of the same by John Trumbull, engraved by Asher B. Durand in 1820. Image depicting the heads seen in the original engraving with the numbers 1-48 above, below is a corresponding numerical index of the names, in their orginal signatures. Framed in plain molded mahogany frame with wood backing.
Comment
See 1978-02-15 A for original print
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1820
Dimensions
9 1/2" H x 22" W in frame
Materials
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Key to Print - The Declaration of Independence