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Mezzotint Engraving: First Prayer in Congress. Published by John Neale, New York, c. 1850. Original painting by T.H. Matteson, engraved on steel by H.S. Sadd. Framed.
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Silk, rectangular flag; red, white, blue diagonal stripes eagle with key and sword in gold. Presented with a framed presentation placque (see CCCCP-078)
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wood piece; Appears to be made of 3 parts. 2 equidistant thin cracks run the length of the front of the piece. wood on the bottom has vein-like cracks all through it. Deep thumb-shaped depression in bottom. (See Bldg. Records Database #3039)
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David Flickwir was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1796. Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.Written by Roger W. Moss.
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David Henry Flickwir was a master builder elected to the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1824. His father, David Flickwir had also been a member of the Company until his death in 1813. David H. Flickwir served nearly every office the Company…