Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.50

Description

Engraved New York $10 legal tender bill of credit: front side has four cut borders and seal of the City without the crown; text is as follows-- "This bill shall pass current in all payments in this state, for TEN SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS, or the Value thereof in Gold or silver Currency according to the Resolution of the Provincial CONGRESS, of New York, on the Thirteenth Day of August, 1776."; Serial number is "12--4(?)57"; both signitures are illegible; on back within borders is a cut emblem of an elephant with motto; text is as follows-- "STATE OF NEW-YORK / NEW-YORK CURRENCY. / TEN DOLLARS / NEW-YORK: / Printed by Samuel Loudon, in the Year 1776."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Samuel Loudon

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Aug 13, 1776

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-5/8 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (6.6 x 10.8 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is chipped with tears and mutiple folds along edges; Printing is clear although missing in small areas along edges; Discoloration by foxing and soiling.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Currency Collection from envelope found in closet at Bellwood library by Catalina Hannan about 2002-2003. Front of envelope is labeled "Genealogy: children of Pierre & Joanna Van Cortlandt / Pierre Van Cortland (sic) letter 2 Apr 1789". Upper left corner has an envelope return address "Bland Gallery Inc. / 45 East 57th Street / New York". Next to return address is written and then crossed out "Pedigree of desk-etc".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial