1952.0127 Book
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Memorandum book (Aide-memoire)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    Jeffrey Lang (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1746

  • Materials:

    Brass; Ivory

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0127


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0127

Object Name

Memorandum book (Aide-memoire)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jeffrey Lang (Maker)
1707-1758

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1746

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark ; Front cover, at center; "I:LANG" stamped in rectangle.
2. Inscription; Front cover, at top; "DANIEL GOtt / OF / WENHAM / 1746" engraved.
3. Inscription; Front cover, upper left; "N" incised.

Materials

Brass; Ivory

Dimensions (inches)

3.74 (L) , 2.165 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.5 (L) , 5.5 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
Published: cat.240, p.351
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
Published: fig. no. 194, p. 225.
[Article] Fales, Dean A. Jr. 12//1958 Notes on Early American Brass and Copper. Antiques. 74 (5): 534-8.
Published: p. 534.