WINFIELD SCOTT:born in Virginia in 1786; died at West Point, N.Y., 1866; entered United States army as captain in 1808; distinguished himself at Queenstown Heights, Chippewa, and Lundy's Lane in war of 1812; appointed commander in cheif of army in 1841; had chief command in the war with Mexico.

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WINFIELD SCOTT:born in Virginia in 1786; died at West Point, N.Y., 1866; entered United States army as captain in 1808; distinguished himself at Queenstown Heights, Chippewa, and Lundy's Lane in war of 1812; appointed commander in cheif of army in 1841; had chief command in the war with Mexico.

Publisher: Bamforth & Co. Ltd., Publishers, Holmfirth, and New York

British

1908

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.

Dimensions Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2014.13409

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsPrints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: COPYRIGHT 1908 BY R.M. DONALDSON.
Back: divided. Mint.
B Co.

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)