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On Display: House - Marlboro Room
Certificate (Military appointment certificate)
Military appointment of Walter Stewart to rank of Brigadier General by brevet in the Continental Army
October 30 1783 (1783-1783)
Category
Prints and Maps
Place of Origin
Princeton; New Jersey; Mercer; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
- Wax
Museum Object Number
1963.0801
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
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
Place of Origin
Princeton; New Jersey; Mercer; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
October 30 1783 (1783-1783)
Subject(s)
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
- Wax
Techniques
- Letterpress
- Hand lettered
Dimensions (inches)
12.6 (H) x 16.25 (W) x 10 (Image H) x 7.13 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.9 (H) x 41.27 (W) x 25.4 (Image H) x 18.1 (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.
Edition Watermark
Pro Patria with initials "BW"; countermark of a crown over the initials "GR"