Engraving

Title:

The Golden Links

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1992.047.05

Creator:

Fielding, Thomas C. -- Designer; Watts, James W. (1830-1895) -- Engraver; Daniels, John H. -- Printer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1887

Description:

Engraving, The Lord's Prayer. Titled at bottom, "THE GOLDEN LINKS." Text of The Lord's Prayer in various fonts on a scroll, surrounded by Odd Fellows symbols. At bottom of scroll are the words "FRIENDSHIP LOVE TRUTH" connected by three links. Imprinted, lower left, "DESIGNED & PUBLISHED BY T. C. FIELDING". Bottom center: "Copyright 1887 by T. C. Fielding, Boston, Mass." Lower right: "Printed by J.H. Daniels. / Eng. by J. W. Watts." From the home or millinery shop of Richard Codaire (1863-1930), Manchester, NH.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-27.8 W-21.8 inches

Provenance:

Richard Codaire (1863-1930) was born in Abbotsford, Quebec, and became a naturalized US citizen in Holyoke, MA, in 1888. He moved to Manchester, NH, by 1890, and married Gertrude E. Morse Robie (1874-1968) in Nashua in 1892. The couple lived in Manchester and had four children. Richard operated a millinery shop. The Codaire family lived at 85 Walnut Street (1896-1897), then 235 Lowell Street (1898-1900), 223 Lowell (1901-1910), and back to 85 Walnut (1911-1930). The millinery shop was at 33 Hanover Street, (1896-1910), then 30 Bridge Street (1913-1915) and 102 Hanover Street (1917-1921). The collection belonged to Richard Codaire's daughter, Margaret Sproul-Bolton (1903-1994). She was the great aunt of the donor, Beverly Galante.

Credit Line:

Gift of Beverly and Carl Galante

People:

Codaire, Richard (1863-1930), Watts, James W. (1830-1895)

Subjects:

Fraternal organizations, Odd Fellows, Croziers, Columns, Angels, Scales, Bible, Scythes, Axes, Bow & arrows, Doves, Spears, Feathers, Swords, Sheaves, Arrows, Chains