Perch Gallery

Abraham Lincoln, Republican candidate for president of the U

Abraham Lincoln, Republican candidate for president of the United States. A print for a large campaign banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. It features a central roundel with a bust portrait of the candidate, flanked by standing deities Justice and Liberty. Justice (left) holds scales and a sword, while Liberty (right) holds the Constitution and a staff with Phrygian cap. An eagle with wings spread perches atop the roundel, behind which are several American flags on pointed staffs. Below the roundel a document The Union and a fasces lie on the ground. The image appears to have been printed from the same blocks (or a stereotype of them) as Baker & Godwin's 1856 banner for Millard Fillmore (no. 1856-6). Only the central portrait has changed. Date c1860. Abraham Lincoln, Republican candidate for president of the United States. A print for a large campaign banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. It features a central roundel with a bust portrait of the candidate, flanked by standing deities Justice and Liberty. Justice (left) holds scales and a sword, while Liberty (right) holds the Constitution and a staff with Phrygian cap. An eagle with wings spread perches atop the roundel, behind which are several American flags on pointed staffs. Below the roundel a document The Union and a fasces lie on the ground. The image appears to have been printed from the same blocks (or a stereotype of them) as Baker & Godwin's 1856 banner for Millard Fillmore (no. 1856-6). Only the central portrait has changed. Date c1860

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Sale poster for the farm and land of Ellis Crapper, of Holdworth, Bradfield, 1839

Full title: Valuable freehold estate to be sold by auction, by Messrs Bardwell and Son, at their auction rooms, in High Street, Sheffield.
All that messuage, farmhouse, or tenement, with barn, stable, cowhouse, yard, and outbuilding, with 70 acres, 2 roods and 2 perches of land, situate at Holdworth, in the Chapelry of Bradfield, in the parish of Ecclesfield, in the County of York, now in the occupation of Ellis Crapper.
Lots include: Hardins, Croft, Kiln Hill, Farr Field, Gilling Flatt, Nether Gilling Flatt, Great Pasture Field, New Pieces, Torr Top, Well House Croft, The Acres, Triangle, Kilne Croft, Upper Kilne Croft, Low Rye Croft, Neese Croft, Common Piece, Loxley Field and common allotment.
The above estate is tithe free, but subject to Land Tax. The house and outbuildings are in good repair. The Estate is situate about five miles from Sheffield, and adjoining the Subscription Moors, and is very desirable for any gentleman fond of grouse shooting.
For further particulars application to be made to Mr Peter Tingle of Loxley; to the auctioneers; or to Messrs Rodgers and Son, Solicitors, Sheffield.
Printed by Ridge, Mercury Office, King Street, Sheffield.
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: y14518

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Guru Gobind Singh with Chitta Baz

Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) (born Gobind Rai) - the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, Guru Gobind Singh was formally installed as the leader of the Sikhs at age nine, becoming the tenth Sikh Guru. Chitta Baz, (White Falcon), is traditionally the name given to one of Guru Gobind Singh`s favourite falcons that he would carry perched on his hand when going out for on a Shikar (hunt) or for some falconry. This image of the Guru the white falcon resting upon his right hand has survived in folklore and in portraiture, and he is known to this day as chittian bajanvala, Master of the White Hawk.
late 17th century

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