Image of a woman in flowing garments seated with arms around two children and gesturing next to a beehive and flowers illustrating a certificate of membership from the Essex Agricultural Society of Massachusetts; farm, fields, and barn buildings in background; two cherubs with farming implements outside a center circular frame. Date supplied by cataloger based on James H. Duncan's tenure as president of the Essex Agricultural Society. "This may certify, That [blank] of [blank] in the County of Essex, is a member of the Essex Agricultural Society, incorporated June 12, 1818. James H. Duncan, President. [blank] Secretary."--handwritten mss and printed text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 35.24 x 28.26 cm (13 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Agriculture--Pictorial works Agricultural implements--Pictorial works Cherubs (Art)--Pictorial works Children--Pictorial works Essex Agricultural Society (Mass.) Farmhouses--Pictorial works Farms--Pictorial works Women--Pictorial works Intaglio prints--1825-1850. (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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