Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association membership certificate

Item Information

Title:
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association membership certificate
Description:
Certificate to Ezra Dyer of Boston for membership in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association on March 15, 1821. The certificate is engraved with images of Archimedes on one side and a ship with a flag and a Massachusetts banner on the other. There is a cornucopia and bee hive across the bottom, and an arm and hammer with the words "Be Just and Fear Not" across the top. The certificate is mounted on a wood backing.
Delineator:
Penniman, John Ritto, 1782 or 1783-1841
Engraver:
Annin & Smith
Date:
1821
Format:
Prints
Ephemera
Genre:
certificates
wood (plant material)
engravings (prints)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
societies (associations)
charitable societies
members
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 certificate on wood backing
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/250694
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of the Estate of Miss Elizabeth Swaim
Identifier:
250694
Call #:
GC002.02.303