Title

Old Library Book Plate (Jacob Lorillard)

Creators/Contributors

Description

This is a typical early General Society Apprentices' Library Bookplate, used whenever a volume was donated. Jacob Lorillard, a prosperous leather merchant, became a General Society member in 1796. He served the Society as Vice President (1811) and President (1812).

Date Created

Type

Photograph

Place of Publication

• New York (State)--New York

Part of Collection

General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Industry and Culture Collection

Rights

Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 - for more info see http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/.

Language

English

Note

Digitized by the Metropolitan New York Library Council as part of the Culture In Transit project, funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Item number 1

Extent

1 engraving ; 12cm x 7.5cm

Related Resource

General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, Industry and Culture Collection

Local Identifier

gsmt_icc_001