Lot 867
"The Head of the Confederacy on a New Base". Uncolored Lithograph, "The Head of the Confederacy on a New Base," 11½ x 15½ in., published by Hilton & Co., Cameron, New York, c. 1865. Jefferson Davis holds a gun in one hand and a knife in the other, while being stripped of the women's clothing that he wore during his attempt to escape after the collapse of the Confederacy. His wife states, "Don't provoke the President, or some of you may get hurt!!" This being said while an officer holds a pistol and sword on Davis. Toned light brown.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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