Engraving
- Title:
- Isaac Brooks
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2015.008.01
- Creator:
- American Bank Note Company
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1883
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Isaac Brooks (1757-1840) of Amherst, NH. Bust-length portrait, facing left. Ink printed on paper. "American Bank Note Co. Boston." and facsimile of signature "Isaac Brooks" printed beneath portrait. Engraving removed from Daniel F. Secomb, History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire,� Concord, New Hampshire: Evans , Sleeper and Woodbury, 1883, between pages 518 and 519.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7.65 W-6.15 inches
- Provenance:
- The donor acquired these prints while working as an antiques dealer in New Hampshire. The prints were copied in 1883 from the Zedekiah Belknap portraits (1955.227.01 and .02) now in the New Hampshire Historical Society collection. Isaac Brooks (1757-1840) and Abigail (Kendrick) Brooks (1764-1826) were long-time residents of Amherst, NH. Isaac Brooks served as town clerk and register of deeds for Hillsborough County during the early 19th century. Abigail Brooks was the sister of Mrs. Benjamin Pierce of Hillsborough and aunt of future president Franklin Pierce.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Caroline L. French
- People:
- Brooks, Isaac (1757-1840)
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