Civil War CDVs Depicting Jefferson Davis Disguised as a Woman, Group of 7

Lot 85

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American History, Featuring the Property of N. Flayderman & Co. by Cowan's Auctions

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Lot Description

Lot of 7 different cartes, most dated 1865, showing cartoons or composite portraits depicting the capture of Jefferson Davis as he tries to escape in a dress, including examples published by William H. Mumler, Boston, MA (2); J.H. Bufford & Sons, Boston; Francis Hacker, Rhode Island; Gibson & Co., Ohio; Samuel Crobaugh, Cleveland, OH; and an uncredited carte.

Following his flight and capture (reported in the press as having been apprehended dressed as a woman) the ex-President was depicted in a series of derisive, humorous "cartoons" that illustrated the prevailing story line at Davis' expense. Throughout the war, Davis had been singled out for mockery, being variously depicted as a devil with horns, a viperous fork-tongued slave owner breathing fire and so forth. The President of the Confederacy was conveniently demonized as the enemy of the North, as was Lincoln in the South.

Condition

Range in wear to CDVs, with few retaining nice tonality, while others have lightened. One of the Mumler CDVs with some vertical creases. Partial split/vertical crease along top edge of view by Gibson & Co., which has also lightened significantly. Some have been trimmed along edges, or corners have been rounded.
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