Certificate

Museum Object Number 1975.0237

Object Name

Certificate

Title

GRAND LODGE/ of Free and Accepted Masons in the State of/ CONNECTICUT

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation

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 Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

June 24 1799 (1799-1799)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Engraved by Brother Amos Doolittle Newhaven

Subjects

Masonic imagery

Materials

Ink; Vellum; Wax; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

13.1 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 12.2 (D) , 9.4 (Diam) , 11.4 (Image H) , 8.91 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.3 (H) , 26.92 (W) , 31 (D) , 23.9 (Diam) , 11.4 (Image H) , 8.91 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W just below top. Plate H: 12.2 in. (31.0 cm.). Plate W: 9.4 in. (23.9 cm.).

Watermark

none

Object Description

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