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The Beecher-Tilton puzzle

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Puzzle card depicting a bust portrait of the prominent Brooklyn preacher and abolitionist in the center. Portrait is enclosed in a border composed of four snakes shaped like a diamond. Two "divided" portraits of a man and woman - the Tiltons comprise the outer borders.The top of the head of Theodore Tilton (left) and Elizabeth Tilton (right) are visible in the upper corners. In the lower corners are the chins of Theodore Tilton (right) and Elizabeth Tilton (left). Title refers to the scandal resulting from a purported extramarital affair between Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton, wife of reformer and editor, Theodore Tilton. The scandal resulted in a church trial in 1874 and a widely publicized civil trial in 1875. Beecher was acquitted in both trials.

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The Library Company of Philadelphia

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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813 1887
  3. Clergy
  4. Line Photoengravings
  5. New York
  6. New York (State)
  7. New York City
  8. Picture Puzzles
  9. Portrait Prints
  10. Portraits
  11. Scandals
  12. Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, B. 1834
  13. United States

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