This membership card for the Society of the Cincinnati belonged to Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831), who fought throughout the Revolutionary War, including at the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown, and was breveted out of the army in 1783 as a brigadier general. The Society of the Cincinnati was founded that same year in Newburgh, New York by Continental Army officers to commemorate their fraternal service and the ideals for which they fought.
"Order of the Cincinnati" card: print of Order of the Cincinnati medal before tucked, light blue ribbon edged in white; medal consists of spread eagle with head turned towards the left resting on two branches, head circled by laurel wreath, body consists of oval containing two allegorical figures; around the medal is written: "*VIRTUS PROEMIUM Stas. CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA A.D. 1783*/OMNIA RELINQUIT SERVARE REMPUBLICAN"; gray line forms border around edge of card.
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1800 - 1899
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
1-7/8 in
Width
3-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (4.8 x 8.3 cm)
Dimension Description
Matted
Height
11 in
Width
14 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Edges very worn; some surface dirt.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831)
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E
