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Son of Temperance, Forbes and Hall, 1846

A member of the order beside a fountain of water.

What

A lithograph, Son of Temperance, drawn by E. Forbes and lithographed by John H. Hall of Albany, 1846; Library of Congress, LCCN 97514994.

Why

Water was the drink of the pledge, and the fountain behind him makes the point.

Notice

He wears a long tailcoat and white trousers, a sash and medal at his chest, and leans on a pedestal at the right.

“A pledge, worn as formal dress.”

Format

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Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: E. Forbes
Country: United States
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Son of temperance - E. Forbes del. ; lith. of John H. Hall, Alb. LCCN97514994, 1846
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 97514994

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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 1846, before the 1930 cutoff; maker E. Forbes; 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.