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Grand National Temperance Banner, N. Currier, 1851

Love, Purity and Fidelity, framed by a red curtain.

What

A hand-coloured lithograph, Grand, national, temperance banner, dedicated to every son and daughter of temperance throughout the union, published by N. Currier, 1851; Library of Congress, LCCN 2001702120.

Why

The three words on the ribbon are the motto of the Sons of Temperance.

Notice

A young man in regalia stands between two women, one in white, and a small table at the right holds a decanter and glasses.

“A banner for the parlour wall.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

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Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: N. Currier
Country: United States
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Grand, national, temperance banner- dedicated to every son & daughter of temperance, throughout the union - lith. & pub. by N. Currier. LCCN2001702120, 1851
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 2001702120

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Scan: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Published 1851, before the 1930 cutoff; maker N. Currier; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-100-1923}} {{PD-old-100-expired}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.