Image of two women in flowing garments sitting with a cornucopia full of produce and a sword with scales of justice at the center of a certificate from the Seneca County Agricultural Society of New York; the women sit on either side of an eagle resting atop a shield emblazoned with a waterfall; farmer plowing his fields with a team of horses at right; cattle drawing a wagon full of hay at left. Single-color print. "Lithographed and published by Endicott & Co. N.Y."--text, bottom center of image. "Awarded this Diploma to Miss Imogene L[atham?], Seneca-Falls for Ladies Riding Match exhibited at their annual fair, 1855. Miranda Almy Geo. S. Conover, Secy. J. W. Bacon, Prest."--handwritten mss and printed text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 35.08 x 45.09 cm (13 13/16 x 17 3/4 in.)
Agricultural laborers--Pictorial works Agriculture--Pictorial works Cornucopias--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Farms--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Certificates. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Agriculture Large Size Implements & Supplies The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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