Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Fountain pen & seal of Herbert H.Lehman..St.Of N.Y.exec.chr.
Object Number:
INV.7867
Date:
1941
Medium:
Wood, glass, paper, metal, cork, foil
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 14 x 1 1/4 in. ( 52.1 x 35.6 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: on certificate: "State of New York/ Executive Chamber"
typed: on certificate: "This is to cerify that the pen hereunto/ affixed was used by me in approving bills constituting/ Chapters 855 to 867, inclusive, in relation to/ installment selling./
Description:
Framed Executive Chamber certificate of the State of New York (printed paper) with a gold foil New York State seal and a fountain pen attached.
Gallery Label:
The donor was a member of the committe which drafted the Bills refered to in this certificate.
Credit Line:
Gift of C. Albert Jacob, Jr., 1/15/54
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
