Presented by the Congress of the United States to
date: label: Date made
content: 1844
name: label: Associated Name
content: Wilkes, Charles
label: engraver
content: unknown
label: illustrator
content: unknown
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This engraved printing plate was likely prepared to print a gift card to be distributed with some copies of the publication "The Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842." It's inscription reads: "Presented by the Congress of the United States to"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: related event
content: U.S. Exploring Expedition
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
label: See more items in
content: Wilkes Blocks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0145.310
label: accession number
content: 1999.0145
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0145.310
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plate
label: Object Name
content: Plate, Presentation
label: Object Name
content: plate, printing
label: Object Type
content: relief
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.7 cm x 13 cm; 3 7/16 in x 5 1/8 in