Title

Ours the Cross, His the Crown

Creator

H. H. Lloyd

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Memorial print for Abraham Lincoln depicting either Liberty or Columbia weeping in front of a monument. The monument is draped with an American flag. It also features two figures: at the right a weeping gentleman; at the left a mourning soldier. At the base of the monument, a broken chain is attached.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1865

Measurement

18 3/4 X 13 3/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); color lithography

Inscription

recto, in image: LINCOLN / BORN FEBY 12 1809. / OURS THE CROSS / HIS THE CROWN / ASSASSINATED APRIL 14 1865. recto, below image: Published by H. H. LLOYD & CO., 21 John Street, New York.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

color lithograph

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.

ID

4685

Digital ID

FVW_04685

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.