Object Details
lithographer
Sinclair, Thomas
Description
This black and white print is a membership certificate with a decorated vignette depicting a group of people near a stream. A man stands in front of the group holding a glass and lecturing. A tavern or inn is in the right background. Two men are fighting in front of the building while a third man stands observing the larger group of people.
This print was produced by Thomas Sinclair (ca. 1805-1881). Sinclair was a lithographer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A native of Scotland, he was trained in art and lithography in Edinburgh, and immigrated to Philadelphia in 1833. In 1854, Sinclair and his brother William Sinclair created the firm Thomas Sinclair & Company and worked together until 1859. In 1870, his son John C. Sinclair joined the company and it was renamed T. Sinclair & Son Lithography Company. Thomas Sinclair remained active in the firm until his death in 1881 and his son continued to run it until 1889.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
Date made
1841
ID Number
DL.60.2954
catalog number
60.2954
accession number
228146
Object Name
lithograph
Object Type
Lithograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 16 in x 13 in; 40.64 cm x 33.02 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Drinking
Chronology: 1840-1849
Pets
Civic Associations
Temperance
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_325240