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1½ inches thick (3.75 cm)
Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
Artist Janice M
Collection Photography
Description On July 19, 1776, the Continental Congress ordered the Declaration of Independence to be engrossedor written out in a large legible hand. Timothy Matlack, a clerk in the Pennsylvania State House, was the scribe charged with this task. Matlacks work included laying out the text on the parchment, determining the margins and space between lines, and calculating the space that would be needed at the bottom of the document for signatures.Between July 19 and August 2 (when delegates began to sign the document), Matlack wrote out the text on a large sheet of parchment. He selected the best skin that was available, prepared his quill pens, and made sure he had a sufficient supply of ink.This image has had it's contrast enhanced for better viewing
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Product No 6419836
Subjects Vintage, Vintage Wartime & Political
Style Historical
Medium
Tags 1776, Janice, M, Matlack, antique, declaration, history, independence, old, revolution, revolutionary, vintage
Product No 6419836
Subjects Vintage, Vintage Wartime & Political
Style Historical
Medium
Tags 1776, Janice, M, Matlack, antique, declaration, history, independence, old, revolution, revolutionary, vintage