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Death of George Shifler in Kensington - Colored lithograph

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Sale 452: Fine Americana with Travel & Exploration, Cartography & Cruise Ship Memorabilia (#452) 04/21/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 04/21/2011 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #67 Death of George Shifler in Kensington - Colored lithograph

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Heading:

(Philadelphia)

Title:

Death of George Shifler in Kensington - Colored lithograph

Author:

Smith, Wm., publisher

Place Published:

Philadelphia

Publisher:

Wm. Smith

Date Published:

1844

Description:

Tinted lithograph with hand-coloring. Image approximately 28x20 cm. (11x8"), overall 34.5x26 cm. (13½x10¼"). Titled in lower margin. Lithographed by J.L. Magee.

Shifler, an 18-year-old apprentice leather worker, was the first to fall in the Kensington Bible Riots of 1844 and instantly became a nativist martyr.

Condition:

A bit of marginal soiling, near fine.

Item#:

212639

Headline:

Death of George Shifler in Kensington Color litho
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