Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.47

Description

Engraved New York $2 legal tender bill of credit: front side has four cut borders and Provincial seal of the City; text is as follows-- "This bill shall pass current in all payments in this Colony, for TWO 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 second Day of September, 1775."; Serial number is faded; one signiture is faded; second signiture is "Jno Broome"; on back within borders is a cut emblem of two birds with motto " SALUTARIS SIBI PARENTIBUSQUE"; text is as follows-- "NEW-YORK CURRENCY. / TWO DOLLARS / NEW-YORK: / Printed by John Holt, in the Year 1775."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Holt

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Sep 2, 1775

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

28-3/8 in

Width

42-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 28 3/8 x 42 1/2 in. (72 x 108 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is dog-eared and peeling on edges; Printing is clear although missing in small areas along border; Discoloration by soiling thoughout; Mended by stitching of the two pieces together.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Broome

Notes

Signer

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