| Creator |
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist. |
| Contributor |
Frankenfield, Leon, approximately 1816-, associated name. |
|
Knecht, R. (Reuben), 1826-1887, photographer. |
|
Yates, George W., approximately 1824-, associated name. |
|
Yohe, Samuel, 1807-1880, associated name. |
|
P.S. Duval & Co., printer. |
| Title |
Diploma awarded by the Farmers & Mechanics Institute of Northampton County Pa. [blank] annual fair at Easton, [blank]. [Blank],
Secy. [Blank] Prest. [graphic] / James Queen del.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Duval & Co. lith |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1855 |
| Date |
[ca. 1855] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph tinted with one stone; 57 x 48 cm (22.5 x 19 in.) |
| Description |
Fair certificate containing an ornate border with seven vignettes related to agriculture and horticulture. Vignettes show
a small herd of sheep; an iron worker with his assistant at a forge (resembling John Neagle's "Pat Lyon at his Forge"); a
group of cattle; the Easton fairgrounds in front of a municipal building; a pair of horses; a locomotive travelling across
a bridge away from a complex of manufactories; and a gathering of barn animals. Animals include a pig, chickens, ducks, geese,
and a turkey. Border also includes farm produce such as squashes, cherries, grape vines, herbs, and plants in addition to
agricultural and farm implements, including a butter churn, rake, hoe, basket, pitcher, pail, sickle, shovel, and an ax. Also
contains a vignette showing the coat of arms of Pennsylvania including the banner "Virtue, Liberty and Independence." The
Farmers & Mechanics Institute of Northampton County Pa. formed in 1855 to create a committee to buy land in Easton suitable
for fair grounds following the Northampton County Agricultural Society choosing neighboring Nazareth for its permanent fair
grounds.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
|
Completed in manuscript on September 26, 1856 to Leonard Frankenfield, Bethlehem Twp., Penna. for Best Horse Raker. Signed
Geo. W. Yates, Secy. and Sam Yohe, Prest.
|
|
Caption: From a photograph by Reuben Knecht, Easton, Pa. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POSP 296 |
|
Pasted on foam core. |
| Subject |
Farmers & Mechanics Institute of Northampton County. |
|
Farmers' groups -- Pennsylvania -- Northampton County. |
|
Agricultural exhibits -- Pennsylvania -- Northampton County. |
|
Agricultural machinery & implements. |
|
Farm produce. |
|
Livestock. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1850-1860. |
|
Certificates -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Philadelphia Certificates - Agriculture [P.2019.24.3] |
| Accession number |
P.2019.24.3 |
