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1861
Title page of The Ladies Repository dated 1861
One title page for The Ladies Repository dated 1861. Features a woman seated at a table under a tree looking out at a pastoral scene.
GLC08878.1885
circa 1865
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Moll Pitcher
One engraving entitled Moll Pitcher dated circa 1865. Features a woman loading a cannon. Behind the cannon are soldiers and another solder lays at her feet. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel.
GLC08878.1973
circa 1930
Wills's Cigarettes
Trading card of Rebecca West
One trading card featuring Rebecca West dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of West. Part of a series of trading cards featuring famous British authors. West is number 38 in the series.
GLC08878.0838
Engraving of Frances Wright
One engraving of Frances Wright dated circa 1865. Half seated portrait of Wright.
GLC08878.0984
circa 1880
Engraving of Martha Coffin Wright
One engraving of Martha Coffin Wright dated circa 1880. Bust portrait of Wright.
GLC08878.0986
circa 1830-1860
Stuart, Gilbert Charles, 1755-1828
A. Adams
One print of Abigail Adams printed by Johnson, Wilson, & Co. Publishers. From an original painting by Gilbert Stuart.
GLC08878.1070
1840
Pelton, Oliver, 1798-1882
Abigail Adams. From a Portrait Taken at the Age of 21
One print of Abigail Adams engraved by Oliver Pelton after Benjamin Blyth's painting dated 1840.
GLC08878.1071
Blyth, Benjamin, 1746-1787
Abigail Adams
One print of Abigail Adams from an original painting by Benjamin Blyth dated 1840. From the Massachusetts Historical Society.
GLC08878.1077
One print of Abigail Adams from an original painting by Gilbert Stuart.
GLC08878.1078
circa 1834-1860
Storm, G.F., fl. 1834-1860
Louisa Catherine Adams
One print of Louisa Catherine Adams dated approximately between 1834-1860. Engraved by G.F. Storm from an original painting by Charles Robert Leslie.
GLC08878.1079
Engraving of Emma Willard
One engraving of Emma Willard dated circa 1880. Profile portrait of Willard.
GLC08878.0887
circa 1900
Engraving of Frances E. Willard
One engraving of Frances E. Willard dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Willard.
GLC08878.0888
circa 1890
Engraving of Eliza Winstanley
One engraving of Eliza Winstanley dated circa 1890. Full portrait of Winstanley in costume portraying Mrs. Quickly from the play the Merry Wives of Windsor.
GLC08878.0925
circa 1990
Crossing Cards, fl. 1990
Engraving of Virginia Woolf
One engraving of Virginia Woolf dated circa 1990. Bust portrait of Woolf.
GLC08878.0967
November 1850
Harris, Edwin E., fl. 1850-1864
to Margaret
One letter addressed to Margaret from Edwin Harris dated November 1850.
GLC03135.10.004
1838
Recreo de las Familias
One bound volume of the magazine entitled, "Recreo de las Familias," dated 1838. Item is a Mexican publication dedicated to sciences, arts and literature. Contains an article profiling Phillis Wheatley in a section entitled "Literature de los Negros...
GLC09990
circa 1800
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
Engraving of Mercy Otis Warren
One engraving of Mercy Otis Warren dated circa 1800. Standing portrait of Warren. Based on the painting by John Singleton Copley.
GLC08878.0726
circa 1910
Engraving of Armenia S. White
One engraving of Armenia S. White dated circa 1910. Bust profile portrait of White.
GLC08878.0788
January 16, 1815
Hodgon, Silvanus, fl. 1813-1815
to Nathan Hodgdon
Informs his uncle that he is in good health and asks that his love be given to family and friends. Indicates that they are building ships "and expect to take the Lake next summer," referring to Lake George. Asks to be written to and that the mail...
GLC01450.705.03
1852 after
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" banner [on cloth]
Red banner with nine scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Textile.
GLC06894
April 7, 1853
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
to Lizzie Ellicott
Jocular letter where he talks of mutual acquaintances, taking a trip east in June, and other trivial matters. Promises her that when he becomes President, Mr. Pike will receive a diplomatic appointment "and you shall enjoy old world sights for me."
GLC01473
circa spring 1851
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
to Dr. Stone
Writes from "Woodside Cottage." Says she just received his letter and hopes to see him in Boston next week. Asks him "to make no public mention if you have not, of the Uncle Tom project till I have seen you. Don't mention it at any rate till then."...
GLC01584.01
March 20, 1852
to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
On its first day of publication in 1852, Stowe sends a copy [not present] of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. Slavery had been abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833, and Stowe holds Britain up as a model for...
GLC01585
14 December 1852
to Ralph Wardlaw
Writes to thank Wardlaw for his invitation to visit Scotland. Mentions her surprise at the success of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," her belief that the work was divinely inspired, and her hope that its popularity shows Christ has mercy to the cause of...
GLC04631
1831
Finden, William, 1787-1852
Engraving of Hannah More
An engraving of Hannah More based on the painting by H.W. Pickersgill. More is seated holding glasses.
GLC09791.10
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