Print
J.D. (his Crest.)
| The "crest" of Jefferson Davis has a horizontal blue field at the top with white stars representing the seceding states. Three vertical fields (red-white-red) are on the bottom. A devil sitting on a bale of cotton is in the middle field. Blue and red ink on a cream envelope, illustration on upper left. Image printed on envelope, mounted on a decorative border and collected in an album. |
| Image ID: | 75942 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1860 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Civil War illustrated envelopes, 1861-1865 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2630, Box#1, page 98 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.6875 x 2.6875 inches |
| Envelopes printed during Civil War depicting mostly pro-Union and anti-Confederate themes. |
| Cotton |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Ephemera |
| Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Americana |
| Presidents |
| Religion |
| Signs and symbols |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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