Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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Wood fragment from building in which the Declaration of Independence was signed
Object Number:
INV.836
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, paper, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Printed: on paper: "Until 1883, this piece of wood formed part of the house, S. W. Cor. Seventh and Market Streets, Philadelphia, in which, in 1776,/ The Declaration of Independence/ was written./ Presented by W. McK. Heath"
handwritten: on paper: "412
Description:
Wood fragment with printed document attached with string.
Gallery Label:
According to a document attached to this wood fragment, it was part of the house in which the Declaration of Independence was written.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. McKay Heath
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
