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General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York [membership certificate].
1775-1848
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 10/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists M-Z GA 2008.00302
- Publisher
- n.d.
- People
-
- Author
- Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848
- Related Name
- Canda, Charles
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York—In art
- Certificates—New York (State)—New York—19th century—Specimens
- Charity—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Library buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Widows—New York (State)—New York—19th century—In art
- Orphans—New York (State)—New York—19th century—In art
- Mothers and sons—New York (State)—19th century—In art
- Genre painting
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York [membership certificate].
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 10/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists M-Z GA 2008.00302
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcgb19fk04z
- Publisher
- n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1775-1848
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 45 x 58 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Arm and hammer appear in clouds, above. Facade of Mechanics School and Apprentice's Library at right. At center, widow receives money purse from Society member while another member directs orphan boy to school.
- Inscribed in plate, above: "To dry the tear from misery's eye. To succour the afflicted and to save the sinking is our aim".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Drawn by Charles Canda".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Engraved by B. Tanner".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York—In art
- Certificates—New York (State)—New York—19th century—Specimens
- Charity—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Library buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Widows—New York (State)—New York—19th century—In art
- Orphans—New York (State)—New York—19th century—In art
- Mothers and sons—New York (State)—19th century—In art
- Genre painting
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/232fed3f-4e64-4400-8bde-432c996964fe/manifest