Currency

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.14

Description

Engraved five shilling Pennsylvania currency bill: Front side has border on four sides; top and bottom border consist of an Ionic column on its side and "FIVE SHILLINGS" within fluted column; right border has "A CROWN" over "FIVE SHILLINGS" and a red printed rectangle; left border has "FIVE SHILLINGS" with a backwards slant within the base to the columns; paper has small mica flakes; under the top border in rows is "FIVE SHILLINGS / According to an Act of General Assembly of / Pennsylvania, passed in the 13th Year of / the Reign of his Majesty GEORGE / the Third. Dated the First / Day of Octiber, 1773. / A CROWN."; there is a small crown symbol above "Majesty" in the text; to the right is the Penn family arms consisting of a symetrical scroll and leaf pattern and inscribed at the bottom "MERCY" and "JUSTICE"; next to seal is the banknote number "21,521" in black ink; under text are the three signers; "Wm. Wisharts" in light brown ink; "Isaac Wharton" and "Rich'd Willing" in black ink; on the back the top and bottom borders are a row of floral "X"s; the left and right side borders are a mix of a leaf and scroll patterns; the center has a cut farm scene; above farm scene is printed "To counterfeit is Death. / FIVE SHILLINGS." ; under scene is "Printed by HALL and / SELLERS."

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Hall & Sellers

Date made

Oct 1, 1773

Notes

Dates:

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Other

Height

6.826 cm

Width

9.208 cm

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6.8 x 9.2 cm (2 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)

Material

Paper (laid), red and black ink, mica flakes

Condition

Notes

Remarks: On front 1/8" healed cut on left border 5/8" from bottom; foxing spot on upper right side; on back two 1/2" tape repairs on right edge at 3/8" & 3" centered from top; dark spots; overal surface discoloration.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Wisharts

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

Isaac Wharton

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

Richard Willing

Notes

Signer

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Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Source: Box files to SS from PCR 1951-52. Accessioned July 15, 2005; acquired before; Found in Map drawer at Bellwood. General reference information on Colonial currency is in file folder VC.2005.12

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial