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Title
Burning the king's coat of arms
Additional title: Reading of Declaration of Independence at City Hall in Wall Street
Names
Bobbett, Albert, approximately 1824-1888 or 1889 (Wood engraver)
Fredericks, Alfred (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

New York City -- 1700s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1880
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC NEW YC-17
Topics
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (N.Y.) -- 1700-1799
Crowds -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1770-1779
Demonstrations -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1770-1779
United States. Declaration of Independence
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Thousands of the principal inhabitants of the city and county listened to the reading of the document with rapturous approbation. Find at the same time the King's coat-of-arms was brought from the court-room and burned amid thrilling cheers." "Page 93." Written on border: "NYC (c1880)"
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 13 x 20 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17534151
Barcode: 33333159140660
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1fe11a70-c559-012f-a78f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1824: Creator Born
  • 1880: Issued
  • 1889: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning the king's coat of arms" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2bf4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Burning the king's coat of arms" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2bf4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1880). Burning the king's coat of arms Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2bf4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Burning the king's coat of arms