Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland [membership certificate] [graphic] / J. J. Barralet invet. et delt.; H. Houston sculpt.
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Title
Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland [membership certificate] [graphic] / J. J. Barralet invet. et delt.; H. Houston sculpt.
Subject
Hope (Allegory)
Columbia (Allegory)
Concordia (Allegory)
Friendly societies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Imigrants -- Irish -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Sailing ships.
Agriculture.
Industry.
Women.
Philanthropy.
Philadelphia artists.
Description
Membership certificate for the relief society, later the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, organized in Philadelphia in 1771. A large central oval contains an allegorical scene showing the classical figures of Hope, Columbia, and Concordia near a column marked "Hibernian Society." The women welcome immigrants disembarking from a sailing ship on long boats. Hope leans on an anchor; bare-breasted Columbia (i.e., United States) holds a shield; and Concordia, a bag of money in her hand and an Irish harp resting behind her, reaches out to an allegorical female arrival. An American eagle with a shield, and tools and symbols of agriculture and industry border the oval.
Creator
Houston, H. H., engraver.
Source
Library Company of Philadelphia
Publisher
[Philadelphia, ca. 1797]
Identifier
*Philadelphia certificates - Organizations [P.2006.28.12]
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