Currency

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.16

Description

Engraved two-thirds of a dollar Maryland currency bill: Front side has border on four sides; top border has "JG" and "MARYLAND" within an engraved leafy scroll; right border is leaf and vine with "(illegible) DOLLAR"; bottom border is a typeset thick black wave containing white dots; left border is a flower and scroll pattern with a "G" in dots and "2 THIRD OF A DOLLAR"; below top border is a row of six double hand&dagger icons and within brackets a crown and flower; below is printed in rows "TWO T^IRDS of a DOLLAR. / THIS Indented BILL of Two Thirds / of a DOLLAR shall entitle the Bearer hereof to / receive Bills of exchange payable in LOND- / DON, on Gold and Silver, at the Rate of FOUR / SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE Sterling per / Dollar for the said Bill according to the Directions / of an Act of ASSEMBLY of MARYLAND. / Dated in ANNAPOLIS. this Tenth Day of / APRIL, Anno Domini MDCCLXXIV."; To the right is the handwritten currency number "No 8422" and the Thomas Sparrow seal of Maryland; a man with a shovel stands to the left of an armorial crest with another man standing holding a fish on the right; underneath is "CRESCITE ET MULTIPLICAMINI (Increase and Multiply)"; at bottom of text are signitures "J Clapham" and "W Eddis"; there are mica flakes in paper; on back is a leaves and branch nature print; at top "TWO THIRDS OF A DOLLAR. Equal to 3s. Sterling."; at bottom " 'Tis DEATH to Counterfeit. Printed by A.C. and F. GREEN."; right and left borders of "X"s and dotted squares.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Anne Catherine Green

Attribution

Printer

Artist

William Green

Attribution

Printer

Artist

Thomas Sparrow

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

Jonas Green

Attribution

Artist

Date made

Apr 10, 1774

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-7/16 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 4 1/2 in. (6.2 x 11.4 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, mica flakes

Condition

Notes

Remarks: On front there are two 1/8" long cuts on right border at 1" and 1 5/8" from top; paper loss at both right corners; a vertical crease at 2 1/8" from left edge; 1/8" notch on top border at 2 1/4" from left edge; 1/16" diameter hole at 9/16" from left edge and 15/16" down; 1/32" diameter hole at 1 1/16" from left edge and 3/4" down; 1/16" diameter hole at 1 5/8" from left edge and 1 1/2" down; 1/8" size paper loss on right border at 13/16" down; on back at top 5/8" tape at 3/4" on center and 5/8" tape at 3 15/16" from left edge; 1/4" wide glue residue along right border; surface paper loss of about 3/16"x5/16" at 1/2" from left edge and 3/8" down; 3/16"x7/16" loss at at 1/2" from left and 3/4" down; 1/8" diameter loss at 3/8" from left edge and 1 1/16" down; 3/16" diameter loss at 1/4" from left edge and 2 1/16" down; 1/8" diameter loss at 5/8" from feft edge and 1 15/16" down; 3/8"x11/16" loss at 4" from left edge and 1 1/16" down; general surface discoloration.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Clapham

Notes

Signer

Person or Organization

William Eddis

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