"United States Constitution" from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston - Pre-ratification, with letter from George Washington
The print is from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston. You can purchase the Constitution, described below, or the Constitution and the Declaration, which is also printed at Edes & Gill, at a savings of $5 for the pair.
This video was shot at the Printing Office of Edes & Gill the day they began printing the Boston edition of the United States Constitution. In the video, Gary Gregory, founder and print master, describes the five year effort to print this for the first time since 1787.
This the broadside with the Constitution, as printed in Boston before ratification, and it includes a letter from Washington urging ratification. (The letter is on the second side, at the bottom.)
The print is from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill, which is located in Faneuil Hall in Boston.
The original broadside was printed on both sides of a sheet.
These are printed on two sheets, which makes them convenient for framing, on a sheet that is 11 1/2" x 17 1/2"
As was the case with the original broadsides, there is variability in ink coverage. To get a better idea of why some of these differences occur, watch the video above.
If you are interested in this in a handmade frame, contact me. Prices start around $500 and production time is four to eight weeks.
We also have the Boston broadside of the "Declaration of Independence," printed by Edes & Gill.
— Lee Wright | Founder | The History List | History Camp
About Benjamin Edes & John Gill
On April 7, 1755, Edes and Gill became the proprietors of The Boston Gazette and Country Journal. According to the author of Infamous Scribblers (2006), the Boston Gazette, arguably the most influential newspaper the country has ever known, got us into the Revolutionary War, sped up the course of the war and may have even determined the outcome of the war.
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Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
XS | 17 | 27 | 9 |
Small | 19 | 28 | 9.25 |
Medium | 20.5 | 29 | 9.5 |
Large | 22 | 30 | 9.75 |
XL | 23.5 | 31 | 10 |
2XL | 25 | 32 | 10.25 |
3XL | 28 | 33 | 10.5 |
4XL | 30 | 34 | 10.75 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Short-sleeves
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 38 | 28 | 9.25 |
Medium | 41 | 29 | 9.5 |
Large | 44 | 30 | 9.75 |
XL | 47 | 31 | 10 |
2XL | 50 | 32 | 10.25 |
3XL | 56 | 33 | 10.5 |
Long-sleeves
Size | Chest | Body Length |
---|---|---|
Small | 38 | 28 |
Medium | 41 | 29 |
Large | 44 | 30 |
XL | 48 | 31 |
2XL | 52 | 32 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 20 | 26.5 | 24.38 |
Medium | 22 | 27.5 | 24.63 |
Large | 24 | 28.5 | 24.25 |
XL | 26 | 29.5 | 24 |
2XL | 28 | 30 | 23.75 |
3XL | 30 | 30.5 | 23.5 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 15.75 | 26.5 | 6.38 |
Medium | 16.75 | 27 | 6.63 |
Large | 17.75 | 27.5 | 6.88 |
XL | 19.25 | 28 | 7.13 |
2XL | 20.75 | 28.5 | 7.38 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Body Width | Body Length |
---|---|---|
XS | 15.6 | 26.5 |
Small | 16.1 | 26.75 |
Medium | 17.25 | 27.25 |
Large | 18.38 | 27.88 |
XL | 19.88 | 28.5 |
2XL | 21.38 | 29.13 |
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 19 | 28 | 9.25 |
Medium | 20.5 | 29 | 9.5 |
Large | 22 | 30 | 9.75 |
XL | 24 | 31 | 10 |
2XL | 26 | 32 | 10.25 |
3XL | 28 | 33 | 10.5 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
XS | 14 | 19 | 6.5 |
Small | 15.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 |
Medium | 17 | 22 | 7 |
Large | 18.5 | 23.5 | 7.25 |
XL | 20 | 25 | 7.5 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 18 | 28 | 8.13 |
Medium | 20 | 29 | 8.38 |
Large | 22 | 30 | 8.63 |
XL | 24 | 31 | 8.88 |
2XL | 26 | 33 | 9.63 |
3XL | 28 | 34 | 10.13 |
4XL | 30 | 35 | 10.63 |
5XL | 32 | 36 | 11.13 |
6XL | 34 | 37 | 9.75 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Body Width | Body Length |
---|---|---|
XS | 12.5 | 23.5 |
Small | 13.5 | 24 |
Medium | 15.5 | 25 |
Large | 17.5 | 26 |
XL | 19.5 | 27 |
2XL | 21.5 | 28 |
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
Small | 16.5 | 26.5 | 24.625 |
Medium | 17.5 | 27 | 25 |
Large | 18.5 | 27.5 | 25.375 |
XL | 20 | 28 | 25.75 |
2XL | 21.5 | 28.5 | 26.5 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.
Size | Chest | Body Length | Sleeve Length |
---|---|---|---|
XS | 11.5 | 19 | 3.75 |
Small | 12.5 | 20 | 4 |
Medium | 13.5 | 21 | 4.25 |
Large | 15 | 23 | 4.5 |
XL | 16.5 | 25 | 4.75 |
Measurement Notes:
Sleeve length measured from shoulder edge.
Care Instructions:
Machine wash cold. Do not bleach. Tumble dry low.