Object Number 1963.0806

Object Name

Certificate (Birth certificate)

Title

Birth certificate of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Paris, France, Europe

Origin Notes

Origin is Saint Andrew-of-the-Arts Parish, Dept. of Seine, Paris, France.

Date

December 14 1739 (1739-1739)

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid); Wax

Techniques

Letterpress, Hand lettered

Dimensions (inches)

9.3 (H) , 15 (W) , 8.8 (Image H) , 14.75 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.6 (H) , 38.2 (W) , 8.8 (Image H) , 14.75 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

Center of written side: crowned shield with post horn and "CR" below the shield; countermark at center of other half of sheet: "HIR"

Object Description

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