Currency

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Currency

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.46

Description

Four shilling Pennsylvania bill of credit: front side has four cut borders; within a cut bordered emblem is the arms of the commonweath of PA (ship / plow / bundle of wheat ); watermark on two horizontal rows is "PENSYL / VANIA" viewed from front; text is as follows-- "FOUR SHILLINGS. / This Bill shall pass current for FOUR SHILLINGS / according to an Act of GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the Commonweath of Pennsylvania, passed the Twentieth Day of March, in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven. dated the Tenth Day of April, A.D. 1777. / FOUR SHILLINGS."; Serial number is 17080 (red ink); first signiture is faded; Second signiture is "J Davison"; on back within a chain border is a farm scene and text " To Conterfeit is DEATH" and "Printed by JOHN DUNLAP 1777 PHILADELPHIA".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Dunlap

Attribution

Printer

Date made

Apr 10, 1777

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-9/16 in

Width

4-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.5 x 10.4 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, blue threads, mica flakes, watermark

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is frayed with tears at ends of centerline crease; Printing is clear although missing in small areas along crease and border; Discoloration by smudge marks and soiling.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Davison

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