Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-03-01
TENTH GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION
OF the art Um!on Eorietp.
JOO,0OQ Gifts Valued at
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Certificates tor This Year, One Dollar.


The memler of the Art Union Society, on tho
occasion of this the tenth Distribution Of the =
WORKS OF ART sHH
Accumulated by the Society during the past year,
would respectfully call the attention of its patrons to
the fact that, being alb b'ut to remove to The buildings
IN course of erection for the Society in the city Of
Washington, they will add the Real Estate and other
Landed Property belonging to the Society, 10 the
DISTRIBUTION FOR THIS YEAR
At the last meeting of the Society, il was deter
mined toREDUcE THE CERTIFICATE or SHARE FOR THIS
GRAND ENTERPRISE To ONE DOLLAR EACH thinking
thereby that il will be the means of general
Infusion Of the works of Artists throughout the coun-
try, and viii enable the society extend their abors
for the advancement If the t@H
2a~E II. Eg1EEUac r,
In this country The certificates of Shares will bs
issued at EMs8
Cd Tua DDIRaAEs
Accomp nying which each purchaser will receive free
IF charge, by return mail beautiful Line ard Slip
pie Engraving, entitled i5 H#0f aiHf
lSaasDinStca cn d1e.stcster i9sisttbs,
Representing an Eventful Period in tic History OF
Our Country.
Gs- 1t will be seen, by referring to the list, that
there are many Valuable Pieces of P-operty many
Costly Paintings, Superb Sfatuary, Beautiful Engra-
wings, costly Jewelr Magnificent Shaws, and other
Beautiful Gifts such Clocks Watches Illuminated
Works, &C., to the number Of Five Hundred Thousand
worth $500 900.
As the Society expects to remove to the New Hall
at Washington by tn middle Of June, the distribu-
ton will take place on the
FIRST OF JULY. 1855.
The same rules and regulations that have hereto
for, guided the Societys distribution will be adher
ed to in this and account will there bc any post
ponement from the day named. All letters and COM
i'incations post paid for certificate, business,
are to be addressed to the
A
Directed to the Secretary, who will answer hy return
mail. Single subscribers remitng Ten Dollars will
receive one years subscription to any Of the MAGA-
ZINES they may name in their letter. to be forwarded
free of change for the time Of subscrprn, year.
The following list constitutes part of the
GIFTS FOR 1856:
The splendid House and Lot Of the Art Union
Society, situated in Broadway, $50 ,000
superb Dwelling, the re.idcnce of The late
Anson Snitzer, Esq. $4,000
The beautiful Summer Residence Gothic Cot
tage and Grounds at Hawks n ,st, on
the Hudson River, 10000
small Dwellings, situated on the lot belong
ing to the Society in 92d street, 10000
10 magnificent Camel's Hair Shaws. Those
shawls are the most beautiful work of
art ever bcheld, 10000
4 sets Of Diamond Jewelry-conssting off
pieces each--all antique patterns, in
beautiful Pearl Jewel Eox, 10000
10 sets Of Pearl Jcweiry, consisting Of pie
each, all different styles, aud Of Per-
sian manufacture, 5000
IL Gold Watches for Ladies' very beautiful
and curious works Of art; one the size Of
half dime. 200
10 Watches for Gentlemen, all very heavy,
of different styles and PATTERNS. 1900
so Boudere, Toilet and Dressing Cases for La
dies, som, finished in Pearl Patterns
l. uis XIV, $500
] large Clock. very beautiful work cf art,
made by Lipordi at Cologne, ,ished in
n style Of beauty and art unsurpassed, 900
1000 Gold Thimblcs, all different patterns,
very heavy, 1000
200 copies Of the lives Of great Painters su-
perbly bound, with an engraving of
each artistic 1000
81, 900 IIlumnated Albums, different styles
and patterns, $4,000
200 copies Of Griswold's Republican Court,
spenddly bound with tinted engravings, 1000
| 100 copies of Boydes illustrations Of Shaks-
peare. To the admirers Of the Great Poet .7s#
| this work will be an acquisition, 10000
PAINTlNG
Venus sending forth Cupia and Iymen Titan, 1000
| Beggar Boy-Murillo, 1000
Tobit and tho Angel-Salvator Rosa, ,OOO
/ Night View-Claudo, 1000
1 Madonna-Corregio, 1000
! Head-1itan, 500
| A Head-Vandyke 500
| dscarc-poussin, $50
| A Pieca-Guiotto 500
| Battle Piece-WouveTIcap, 500
| Landscape-Caude, 500
There Others by The same Artistes all original,
besides Splendid Pictures by Allstcn Sully, Rey
nolds, Neaglc, Doughty, Cole, Chapman, David, Ver-
net, Stuart Herbert, Tack. Bennington, Read, Bart
lett, Schloss, huntington, Johanoh. Schmidt, Rem
brandt, Schaub, Perkins, Lewis, Ellis, Hamilton, and
others, fully described in the catalogue which will be
forwarded application by letter post paid to the
i Secretary, who will answer by return mail
TERMS FOR CL UBS:
Clubs of 10 Extra Certificate.
Clubs Of 20 !.
i Clubs Of SO
The money in all cases to accompany the application
for Certificates. ~
il AlDIzE rcEM1HI Tlu3E
Will be entitled to the same terms above with the
extra inducement of the Present Of Magnificent Set
! Of BoUDoIR FURNIT.RE, with Rich Colored India
Hangings fine India Lace Curtains and thing Of
the mo Splendid Description to the Ladies Club whu
will send the lar gcst remittance for Certificates.
ii Ey- PosTMts authorized 10 act as gents,
and the Postmaster remittng tho largest amount for
+ shares will receive n Handsome GOLD WATcH AMI
Cu AIN ynlued Al Two IL, p,lrsd Dollars The money