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Rhode Island Historical Society membership certificate

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1875-06-04

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 291-300

GUSN

GUSN-250661

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Description

Certificate from the Rhode Island Historical Society granting resident membership to Samuel G. Trippe of Providence, June 4, 1875. The top of the certificate has an allegory of Rhode Island, along with an anchor with the word "Hope" and two coins with a profile of possibly Roger Williams.

Details

Descriptive Terms

societies
historical societies
members
certificates
engravings (prints)

Physical Description

1 certificate

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1931-11-09

Reference Code

GC002.02.300

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

12.25 x 16 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lydia G. Chace, 1931

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Eddy, James, 1806-1888 (Delineator)

Material Type

certificates
engravings (prints)

Other People

Trippe, Samuel Gardiner, Mr., 1819-1895

Other Organizations

Rhode Island Historical Society

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 291-300

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