Object Details
depicted
Sons of Temperance
maker
Baillie, James S.
Description
This full-length, hand-colored print depicts a young man wearing a badge on a ribbon around his neck that hangs to his waist. He is holding a scroll with a pledge of temperance. The pledge reads, "No brother shall make, buy, sell or use as a beverage any spirituous or malt, liquors, wine, or cider." There is heavy red drapery with a tassel hanging behind him.
This print was produced by James S. Baillie, who was active in New York from 1838 to 1855. James Baillie started as a framer in 1838, and then became an artist and lithographer in 1843 or 1844. He discovered how to color lithographs while working as an independent contractor for Currier & Ives in the mid1840s. He was a prolific lithographer and colorist for Currier & Ives, and his prints were extremely popular with a wide distribution. James Baillie spent his later years concentrating on painting instead of lithography.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
Date made
1848
ID Number
DL.60.2937
catalog number
60.2937
accession number
228146
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 12 in x 8 in; 30.48 cm x 20.32 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Drinking
Chronology: 1840-1849
Uniforms, fraternal
Fraternal Associations
referenced
Temperance
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_325226