Certificate of Sale between H.S. Trowbridge and J.& P. N. Hanna
date: label: Date
content: 1875
name: label: Designed by
content: Grafton Tyler Brown, American, 1841 - 1918
label: Subject of
content: J. & P.N. Hanna Importers, American
label: Subject of
content: H. S. Trowbridge
notes: label: Description
content: This is a rectangular off-white paper certificate of sale between H.S. Trowbridge and J.& P. N. Hanna.
label: Description
content: Obverse: The certificate is dated "Febru 16 1875" in the top right corner. The central printed text reads "Bought of J. & P.N. Hanna/ Importers of/ Woodberry Cotton Duck, Flax Canvas, Ravens etc./ All Widths of Cotton Canvas/ Grain [illegible] Wool Bags, Flax Fleece & Cotto Twines, Roofing, Sheathing & Boiler Felt./ Nos. 308 & 310 Davis Street/ Lith. G.T. Brown & Co.S.F." There is a stamp in blue ink running verticley along the left hand margin that reads "Egarton, Allen & Co./ Feb 17 1875/ San Francisco."
label: Description
content: Reverse: The back is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.240.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bills of sale
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (12.1 × 21.6 cm)