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Preview image of work. oil on linen, Coopers' trade banner, Portland, 1841 21161

2010.43.15.1-.2

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Coopers' trade banner, Portland, 1841

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Artist

William Capen, Jr.

Title

Coopers' trade banner, Portland, 1841

Creation Date

1841

Century

mid-19th century

Dimensions

35 13/16 x 44 1/8 in. (91 x 112 cm)

Object Type

textile/natural fiber

Creation Place

North America, United States, Maine

Medium and Support

oil on linen

Credit Line

Collections of the Maine Historical Society, purchased by a coalition of Maine museums, including the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Barbara Cooney Porter Fund and Gift the Textile Arts Foundation (Robert D.Barton and Nancy Hemenway)

Copyright

This artwork may be under copyright. For further information, please consult the Museum’s Copyright Terms and Conditions.

Accession Number

2010.43.15.1-.2

Object Description

Per the James D. Julia Inc.'s Auction Catalogue (End of Summer Spectacular Maine Auction- 2010):
The hanging banner mounted to a round wood dowel with hanging loop having oil painted decoration on both sides with a red later addition yarn fringe. One side "BOUND BY THE HOOPS OF ECONOMY DRIVEN BY THE HANDS OF INDUSTRY." in black and gold letters having red and gold shadowing on a white silk background. The reverse with "NOTHING BUT DIVISION CAN EVER "SQUARE THE CIRCLE" OF OUR CASKS." in black and cream letters with red and brown shadowing all on a white silk background.

Per the Maine Memory Network in conjunction with the Maine Historical Society - October 2015:
"Bounded by the Hoops of Economy, Driven by the Hands of Industry" is the slogan on one side of a painted linen banner created by the coopers' trade group of the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland. Group members created this and 16 other trade banners that they carried in a parade Oct. 8, 1841 through the streets of Portland as part of a Triennial Festival that celebrated both civic pride and the achievements of skilled artisans. The other side of the banner reads, "Nothing but Division can ever "Square the Circle" of our Casks."

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