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Title: Robert Raikes. This certifies that Miss Sarah Scheirer
Creator: Nobles, J. C. (John C.), artist
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co., printer
Nobles, J. C. (John C.), publisher
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1883
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a Sunday school honor roll certificate issued to Miss Sarah J. Scheirer of Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, on January 22, 1883; bust-length portrait of Anglican layman Robert Raikes at top center; elaborate border made up of angels, plants, and 11 captioned vignettes from Raikes' life as a proponent of Sunday schools; bible with anchor and branches on top of a globe at bottom center.
Single-color print. "Copyright secured"--text, bottom left margin. "Designed & published by J.C. Nobles, 757 Broadway, N.Y."--text, bottom center margin. "The Major & Knapp Lith. Co. 56 & 58 Park Pl. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "has been placed upon the Roll of Honor of the Schnecksville Ger. Ref. & Litho. Sunday School..."--text, printed and handwritten, center of image. "The World's Hope."--text, bottom center of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 45.4 x 35.4 cm (17 7/8 x 13 15/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_REL_002894
418192
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4932
Language: English
Subject: Angels--Pictorial works
Globes--Pictorial works
Men--Pictorial works
Raikes, Robert, 1736-1811--Pictorial works
Sunday schools--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Religion
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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