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United States Land Company [certificate] [graphic].
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A60653
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Contributor
Christy, William M. 1820-1866, printer.
Title
United States Land Company [certificate] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: Wm. M. Christy, 127 South Third St
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1867
Date
[ca. 1867]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, printed in two colors; 19 x 30 cm. (7.5 x 11.75 in.)
Description
Stock certificate for the Philadelphia branch of the land company "Incorporated 1867" containing allegorical vignettes. Vignettes depict the seal of Pennsylvania as a scenic view; a female figure seated on crates in front of the mast of a ship; a farmer reaping his harvest; and a female figure in a wheat field. Also contains a geometric border and pictorial details showing the anchor of "Hope," and a bee hive.
Notes
Printed on side border: This certificate is redeemable at the option of the holder in payment for Lands, at the office of the Company, two years from the date hereof.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
United States Land Company.
Land companies -- Pennsylvania.
Farming.
State seals.
Women.
Genre
Lithographs -- Color -- 1860-1870.
Stock certificates -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.232b]
Accession number
P.9349.232b
In Collections
Stein & Jones Specimens Album
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
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