Item 6: Engraving of Thomas Jefferson by H[enry] B[ryan] Hall & Sons , [ca. 1850-1880]
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 6
Dates
- Created: [ca. 1850-1880]
Creator
- Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving and autograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
7 ¾ in. x 6 ⅛ in.
Title:
N/A
Location:
New York
Description:
The following item depicts an engraving by Henry Bryan Hall & Sons. The subject of the engraving is Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Jefferson is depicted as a bust-length figure sitting in the center of the frame. He is dressed in a black suit with a white undershirt. His name is both annotated in a signature and printed on the page.
The date for the printed engraving has been estimated between 1850-1880 by a comparison with a manuscript digitized on the Old Print Shop’s website.
Transcription:
Engraving by H.B. Hall & Sons, New York
{Signature of Jefferson}
Creator
- Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884 (Person)
- Henry Bryan Hall & Sons (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu