Lot 497
Engraving Plate, "Hail, Columbia" Sheet Music Cover. This dramatic cover art engraving plate for sheet music to an unofficial national anthem (prior to 1931, when "The Star Spangled Banner" was officially recognized) pictures Lady Columbia -- the personification of the United States and of Liberty itself -- triumphantly driving a four-horse chariot over an abstracted, global view of North America. 19th century. 13½ x 11½". $1,500 - 1,700
The Norweb Collection, Stack's November 7-9, 2006.
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