IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN 28 x 34" Lithograph HUGE Ornate Antique Frame 1890 CR

This is an amazing HUGE antique framed print "Improved Order of Red Men - Freedom, Friendship and Charity"

The following is inscribed in the lithograph (this is a sampling - there is more, as well as such beautiful illustrations!):

RED MEN ADMINISTER NO OATHS BONDING YOU TO ANY POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS CREED. THEY BIND NEITHER YOUR HANDS NOR YOUR FEET AS YOU ENTER THEIR WIGWAMS SO YOU DEPART A FREE MAN. "AND MAKE THE FOREST AS FREE TO YOU AS THE AIR IS TO THE EAGLE" THE SOCIETY OF REDMEN, ORGANIZED AT FORT MIFFLIN, G.S.D.322 AD.1813 THE TWIG WHICH THE BIRD BROUGHT HOME WAS A WILLOW BOUGH ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1871 BY MORRIS H. GORHAM IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. COPYRIGHT, 1881, 1888 & 1890 BY W.C. HOLLIS, PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. THE OLDEST CHART OF THE ORDER. DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED BY P.G.S.M.H. GORHAM G.S.D. 380 IMPROVED G.S.D. 397 BY P.S. Wm. G. HOLLIS REDMEN'S EMBLEMATIC, LEGENDARY & HISTORICAL CHART. Burk & McFetridge, Litho. Phila.

The frame itself is worthy of display, though not perfect with some missing gesso and irregularities associated with age and use.

Overall very nice condition. The lithograph shows minor discoloration and damage (nothing major), and the frame has some missing gesso, particularly along the right side. Other age-related irregularities may be present.

Approximate measurements (may vary slightly): 33 3/4" x 27 3/4" overall Print size inside frame: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" About 2 1/4" thick (front to back)

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