Object Number 1963.0801

Object Name

Certificate (Military appointment certificate)

Title

Military appointment of Walter Stewart to rank of Brigadier General by brevet in the Continental Army

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

October 30 1783 (1783-1783)

Subjects

Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid); Wax

Techniques

Letterpress, Hand lettered

Dimensions (inches)

12.6 (H) , 16.25 (W) , 10 (Image H) , 7.13 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

31.9 (H) , 41.27 (W) , 10 (Image H) , 7.13 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW, unfolded. W (folded): 8.25 in. (21.0 cm). Chain intervals: 2.4-2.5 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Pro Patria with initials "BW"; countermark of a crown over the initials "GR"

Object Description

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