Certificate, membership

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.303

Description

Engraved certificate with image and text; at top center printed, "AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES"; at center printed in script, "Be it known that ____ of the____ of_______ / was on the _____day of ____18__admitted a Member of / the ____________ Society for promoting / Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures. / and is entitled to all the rights and privileges appertaining thereunto. / Witness our hands and the seal of the Institution / ____(signature in ink) Secret. __(signature in ink) Presid."; image at top, center oval: three figures in exterior garden setting; steer, sheaf of wheat, bee hive, arbor with grape vines; decoration outside border: anchor; eagle; sailing ships; scythe; gourds; trees; at center printed (under image), "Published and sold by Ralph Rawdon Engraver, Albany. Price $10-pr. 100-on paper".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Ralph Rowdon

Date made

1800 - 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/16 in

Width

11-3/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/16 x 11 3/16 in. (23 x 28.4 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed with creases at edges; vertical brown stain along right side and at bottom right corner; diagonal light mark at center of right side; tears (3) at bottom right; crease at bottom left; diagonal crease at top right corner.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library