Hibernian Benevolent Institution, incorporated 1833 /...

Hibernian Benevolent Institution, incorporated 1833 / design and on stone by J. Queen ; P.S. Duval Lith. Philada. Print shows at center, beneath an eagle perched on an Irish harp, is a woman attendin ... show more

Description: Hibernian Benevolent Institution, incorporated 1833 / design and on stone by J. Queen ; P.S. Duval Lith. Philada.

Date created: [Philadelphia] : P.S. Duval Lith, [ca. 1855]

Medium: 1 print : lithograph ; 45.2 x 39 cm (sheet)

Summary: Print shows at center, beneath an eagle perched on an Irish harp, is a woman attending to a sick man as two well-dressed men enter the room; on the left are two horses and a shield above the motto "Virtue Liberty and Independence" and on the right is a tree and at the base are masonic implements and an Irish harp. Below the image is the text: "This is to certify that [blank] was elected a member of the Hibernian Benevolent Institution of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year of our Lord 18[blank]. Attested [blank] Secretary. [blank] President."

Notes:

Title from item.
Stamped in lower left: From the file of James F. Queen artist, 1824-1889.
Purchase; Marian Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105).
Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Collections:

Miscellaneous Items in High Demand

Related name(s): P.S. Duval & Co. , printer

Subject(s):

Fraternal organizations--Pennsylvania--Pottsville--1850-1860.
Health care--Pennsylvania--Pottsville--1850-1860.
Sick persons--Pennsylvania--Pottsville--1850-1860.

Format:

Certificates--1850-1860.
Lithographs--American--1850-1860.

Creators: Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 21-1886, artist