Engraving

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

98.6.1

Description

Impression on heavy paper of the book plate of C. Manigault (Charles Izard Manigault). c.1820, with Manigault family crest and motto. The original armorial bookplate was commissioned by C.I.M. during his Asian travels in the 1820s. Its engraver was Samuel Clayton, a convicted English forger who was sentenced to life in Australia during its early years as a penal colony.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

98.6.

Source or Donor

Gribbin, Reverend Emmett

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Reverend Emmet Gribbin

Made/Created

Artist

Clayton, Samuel

Date made

1810 - 1830

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Engraving

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Intaglio

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Material

impression on heavy paper

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

303

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

The Pursuit of Refinement, Charlestonians Abroad, 1740-1860; p.328

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 1, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023