Member's ticket, M.P. Wilder, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, all exhibitions for the year 1857

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1857

GUSN

GUSN-365524

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Member's ticket, M.P. Wilder, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, all exhibitions for the year 1857
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Description

Ticket made out to M.P. Wilder for admission to all of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's exhibitions for the year 1857. The front of the ticket contains a lithograph of the Society's seal, which displays an angel flying over the world carrying branches and the Latin phrase "commune bonum", or "common good."

Details

Descriptive Terms

admission tickets
exhibitions (events)
horticulture
admission tickets

Physical Descrption

1 ticket; 4 3/4 x 2 5/16 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1924

Reference Code

EP001.11.11.01.010

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. E.A. Huebener, 25 November 1924.

Record Details

Material Type

admission tickets

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Description Level

Item

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