The Plantation Bank, New York, $1.00 coupon Manufacturer: The Plantation Bank
Lithographer: Snyder, Black and Sturn
Artist: Unknown

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1860

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Paper

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.6444

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: In upper corners, "C" and "100" in scrollwork. In lower corners, vignettes of torch-bearing female figure in swan-necked biga drawn by lions r. (on l.) and (on r.) reclining female feeding infant cradled in l. arm from bunch of grapes held above. Central vignette of slaves dancing before plantation house. Across top, NEW YORK - CITY; around top of vignette, No. 202 - BROADWAY / THE PLANTATION BANK; at bottom S . T. 1860 . X flanked by FOR / ONE DOLLAR - WILL PAY; in three lines in various fonts, One Bottle of DRAKES celebrated / PLANTATION BITTERS. / Redeemed by any respectable dealer throughout the world.Signatures of P. H. Drake and D. S. Barnes flanking building. In large oval seal to l.: Border SECURE IN THE CONFIDENCE / OF SUFFERING HUMANITY; within, CREATES AN APPETITE / CURES / WEAKNESS, DULNESS, CONSTIPATION, / DYSPEPSIA / GENERAL DEBILITY / JAUNDICE &C.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Blank
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

money, paper money

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