Promissory note

Museum Object Number 1973.0245

Object Name

Promissory note

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Engraver)

Creator Notes

References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Date of Birth

05/18/1754

Date of Death

01/30/1832

Place of Origin

New York or New Haven., New York or Connecticut, Mid-Atlantic or Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin New York City or New Haven, Connecticut.

Date

1800-1808

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath vignette; A. Doolittle Sc.

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Steel Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

2.63 (H) , 6.44 (W) , 2.45 (Image H) , 6.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.67 (H) , 16.37 (W) , 2.45 (Image H) , 6.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

No plate marks.

Object Description

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