Price: $60.00
SKU: 91270
PUBLISHER: Virtue, Emmins & Co. Publishers, N.Y.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1859.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 1/2 x 7 5/16" (13.9 x 18.7 cm).
DESCRIPTION: It's unknown if the story of Molly Pitcher is a work of folklore or truth, but as the story goes Molly (nicknamed Moll) tended to her husband's cannon following his death at the Battle of Monmouth. In this engraving Moll is seen prepping the cannon as the continental soldiers behind it prepare to take aim. At her feet is the body of her fallen husband.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.
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