Object Number 1956.0004

Object Name

Certificate (Militia certificate)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Joseph Yeager (Draftsman and engraver)
1792-1859

R. L. Dickson (Engraver)
No further information could be found about this artist at this time. (LBS, 2/23/2006)

Place of Origin

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

Date

July 15 1827 (1827-1827)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath vignette; Drawn & Engraved by J. Yeager.
2. Inscription; Bottom left in cherub head; R.L.Dickson

Subjects

Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

20.5 (H) , 16.6 (W) , 9.625 (Image H) , 15 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52 (H) , 42.1 (W) , 9.625 (Image H) , 15 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left) 19.3 in. (49.1 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 15.7 in. (40.0 cm).

Watermark

none

Object Description

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