Antebellum Vermont Currency

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Title

Antebellum Vermont Currency

Subject

Currency, Antebellum America, Paper

Description

Currency is among a country's most deliberate forms of celebration. To associate certain images with tangible value is to idealize particular aspects of a nation, and these uncirculated bills from the Commercial Bank of Burlington are perfect examples of Antebellum (pre Civil War) American ideals. Notice the woman feeding the eagle, the prosperous farmers, the burgeoning indicators of industrialization. Similarly, the people represented on the bills reflect idealized values of human forms and dress for this period. Paper money from throughout the northern US bore similar emblems of patriotic progress, often reviving classical archetypes to demonstrate America's emergence as a republican utopia in the tradition of Greece and Rome. These banknotes, produced between 1858 and 1867, represent Burlington's participation in exemplifying this national ideal.

Creator

American Bank Note Company, contracted by the Commercial Bank of Burlington

Source

Mrs. Ernest E. Smith

Date

Between 1858 and 1867

Contributor

Jim Osborn

Format

Patent Stereotype Steel Plate

Language

English

Type

Paper Currency

Identifier

1936.89.7

Coverage

Burlington, Vermont

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Original Format

Paper Currency

Physical Dimensions

L - 30.5 cm ; W - 25.5 cm

About the Original Item

Date Added
May 3, 2011
Collection
Fleming Museum
Item Type
Paper Currency
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Citation
American Bank Note Company, contracted by the Commercial Bank of Burlington, “Antebellum Vermont Currency,” Omeka@CTL, accessed March 29, 2024, http://libraryexhibits.uvm.edu/omeka/items/show/608.
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