Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers [graphic]
Title
Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers [graphic]
Description
Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts a dismissive Britain (Victoria Rex) mounted on a lion gazing at the young upstart Confederacy, represented by the character of a rooster. The rooster carries the seven-star Confederate flag, which the Confederacy used as its national flag from March 4, 1861 until May 21, 1861.
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Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 017
Publisher
Date
between 1861 and 1865
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A1985/012/0380
Is Part Of
William Caleb Loring Illustrated Envelope Collection. See the Museum Archives for more information regarding this collection.
Illustrated Patriotic Envelopes of the American Civil War exhibitionExtent
1 item ; 9 x 14 cm.
Provenance
Gift of William Caleb Loring.
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Citation
“Victoria Rex thinks better of it and won't recognise traitors or harbo(u)r their pirate-eers [graphic],” digitalVGW, accessed March 26, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/855.