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 Tompkins County Agricultural Society of New York; the women sit on either side of an eagle resting atop a shield emblazoned with Niagara Falls; 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 Frances A. English For the best Thread Lace & Lace Work exhibited at their annual fair, 1868. O. B. Curran, Secy. Pro. tem. J. Albright, Prest."--handwritten mss and printed text, bottom center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 33.97 x 41.12 cm (13 3/8 x 16 3/16 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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