Reward of Merit
- Title:
- Certificate of Merit
- Object Name:
- Reward of Merit
- Object ID:
- 1970.047.04
- Creator:
- Proctor, Benjamin (1786-1848)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1817
- Description:
- Pen and Ink drawing. Certificate of Merit, Benjamin Proctor (1786-1848), 1817. Pen and Ink on laid paper. Calligraphic drawing of an eagle with a heart-shaped shield in center. Drawn by Benjamin Proctor for his student, Harriet Weston, as a certificate of merit. An ink inscription is reverse: "To whom it may concern this may certify that / the bearer has made considerable improvements / in writing the season past and by her exertion / to excel merits this from her instructor / Manchester 8th March 1817 Benjn. Proctor / Miss Harriet Weston." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-13.1 W-16.1 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor, Alexis Chapman Proctor, is the great-grandson of the artist
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alexis Chapman Proctor
- Subjects:
- Education, Awards of merit
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