Manuscript of Emancipation Proclamation on card
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- President Lincoln, Abraham, American, 1809 - 1865
- Seward, William Henry, American, 1801 - 1872
- Date
- 1863-1880s
- Medium
- ink on paper, paperboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Text panel): 2 1/4 × 3 5/8 in. (5.7 × 9.2 cm)
- H x W (Card): 2 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (5.7 × 9.5 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite sized card with handwritten text of the Emancipation Proclamation. The text is on a sheet that has been pasted onto the card. The text at the top and bottom of the card reads [The Emancipation Proclamation of / Abraham Lincoln President of the U.S.] with the text of the proclamation appearing inside a hand-drawn, rectangular border. Card has smudges and stains, especially along the bottom and outer edges. There are no marks on the back.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- proclamations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.28.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.