Print (Engraving)

Museum Object Number 1964.0183

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Certificate of the Hibernian Society of Philadelphia

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John James Barralet (Designer and draftsman)

Henry H. Houston (Engraver)

Creator Notes

Houston's plates are usually signed "H. Houston", but some bear the name "H. H. Houston" and (rarely) "H. I. Houston".

Date of Birth

1747

Date of Death

1815

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

December 17 1802 (1796-1798)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; J. J. Barralet Inv.\t et del.\t.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; H. Houston sculp.\t

Subjects

Allegory

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove); Paper (laid)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line Etched, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

17.2 (H) , 13.5 (W) , 16.5 (Image H) , 12.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.6 (H) , 34.2 (W) , 16.5 (Image H) , 12.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW near top. Plate measurements not available.

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 376, p. 516.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 1468, p. 245.