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)
05/18/1754-01/30/1832
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.

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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