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1905

  • Work on this object ended.

1948

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Bank Note, Banknote Proof: The Treasury Department

This is a bank note. It was engraved by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is engraving in black ink on paper . It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Caroline King Duer. It is credited Gift of Caroline King Duer.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 8.8 × 13.1 cm (3 7/16 × 5 3/16 in.) Sheet: 15.2 × 20.3 cm (6 × 8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower center: THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT; Reverse bears number: 574074.

Cite this object as

Bank Note, Banknote Proof: The Treasury Department; Engraved by Bureau of Engraving and Printing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, D.C.; USA; engraving in black ink on paper ; Platemark: 8.8 × 13.1 cm (3 7/16 × 5 3/16 in.) Sheet: 15.2 × 20.3 cm (6 × 8 in.); Gift of Caroline King Duer; 1948-105-47

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