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Massachusetts Horticultural Society membership certificate

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1860-04

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

GUSN

GUSN-199052

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Description

This certificate was presented to Alfred J. Thacher by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society upon his becoming a Life Member in April 1860. The certificate depicts allegorical figures and a monument.

Details

Descriptive Terms

horticulture
members
societies
prints (visual works)
etchings (prints)
certificates

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number 74OVR

Physical Description

1 etching

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1925-12-15

Reference Code

GC002.02.074

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

24 x 19.75 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Thatcher, 1925

Record Details

Originator

Foster, John R (Artist)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
etchings (prints)
certificates

Other People

Thacher, Alfred J.

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Restrictions

Excellent

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 71-80

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