Title

BARBARA FRIETCHIE'S DEFIANCE

Creator

Albert Bobbett

Files

Creator Role

Engraver

Description

Steel engraving: ""Barbara Frietchie's Defiance."" In the foreground, four soliders are depicted walking while another rides a white horse. The solider on the left is depicted aiming his weapon at Barabra Frietchie. Barabra Frietchie is depicted waving the American flag outside of a window as the Confederate soliders pass.

Description Source

The Encyclapedia Brittanica, https://www.britannica.com/place/Frederick-Maryland#ref912400 , accessed on February 20th 2020.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1878

Measurement

7 1/4 X 9 3/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

lithographic engraving (printing process)

Inscription

recto, bottom center: "BARBARA FRIETCHIE'S DEFIANCE."

Subjects

Fritchie, Barbara,--1766-1862--Commemmoration; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

lithographic engraving (print)

Class

prints

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

Prints removed from Our Country: A Household History for All Readers etc.

ID

1339

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.