10 - Framed Temperance Society Certificate

10

Framed Temperance Society Certificate

1 p.; 22 cm x 18 cm

An original framed total abstinence pledge card of Mary Farrell dated 18 Nov. 1840. The pledge card is signed by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The certificate has been colour tinted by hand.

Housed in a near-contemporary wooden frame. The frame-backing is comprised of cuttings from a nineteenth-century newspaper to give support. The glass panel is not securely attached to the frame. There is also significant dust and dirt accumulations to the frame and backing-support. Very careful manual handling is required.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition