C Burt Collection

Grist to the Lawyers Mill, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Grist to the Lawyers Mill, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Mrs Pells Pilgrimage, 1872. A black woman carrying teacups points to a sign saying: Gentlemen not Permitted. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States

Two Spheres of Life, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Two Spheres of Life, 1872. A domestic servant works (left), while her mistress plays the piano. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York)

Mrs Steele and General Green, c1770s, (1872). Artist: C Burt
Mrs Steele and General Green, c1770s, (1872). Scene from the American Revolutionary War in which American General Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), arriving at Mrs Steeles tavern after midnight

An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. Artist: C Burt
An American Household in the Days of Madison, 1872. A family during the presidency of James Madison (1809-1817). Engraving from John Gilmary Shea, A Childs History of the United States

A Picture of American Life in 1830, (1872). Artist: C Burt
A Picture of American Life in 1830, (1872). Domestic scene, possibly of a daughter introducing a young man to her mother. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States

Honor the Brave, 1872. Artist: C Burt
Honor the Brave, 1872. A gravedigger leans on his spade and pauses to watch a funeral, probably that of an American patriot killed fighting the British in the American Revolutionary War

The Old Hedge School, 1872. Artist: C Burt
The Old Hedge School, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

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