Ephemera Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Cartoon |
Object ID |
A92:02.005 |
Scope & Content |
2-color print cartoon of President Lincoln as a chemist. Image is on the front of an envelope and is on the left half, the central figure is seated in the center of the image with various signs and chemical apparatus surrounding him, central figure is dressed in an alchemists cap (blue field with white stars), a long coat (red and white stripes), blue pants, red and white striped socks and black shoes, to the left of the figure is a furnace with a large circular retort on top, on floor below retort is a vessel and funnel, above the retort are two shelves - one shelf has 2 jars with hung figures in them, higher shelf holds a skull, to the left of the central figure are 2 large vessels and a crate, above the crate are multiple signs, a door is in the background. |
Title |
Lincoln as chemist cartoon |
Date |
ca. 1861 |
Dimensions |
3.0625" H x 5.375" L |
Search Terms |
Caricatures and Cartoons Chemists Ephemera Laboratories Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Politics |