Massachusetts Pine Tree Sixpence
Robert Sanderson, American, 1608 - 1693, John Hull, American, 1624 - 1683
1667-1682
Silver
Overall: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Louise C. and Frank L. Harrington, Class of 1924
M.968.50
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Money
Classification
Numismatics: World Currency
Not on view
Inscription
obv: MASA[illeg.]SETS.IN [surrounding pine tree] rev: NEWENGLAND.ANO. / 1652 / VI
Course History
HIST 9.01, America: From Invasion to Independence, Paul Musselwhite, Fall 2019
Exhibition History
New England Silver at Dartmouth College: A Tribute to Frank L. Harrington, Class of 1924, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 3-August 20, 1989, no. 46.
Publication History
Barbara J. MacAdam, New England Silver at Dartmouth College: A Tribute to Frank L. Harrington, Class of 1924, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1989, no. 46.
Provenance
Frank L. Harrington, Sr. (1902-1988) and Louise Cronin Harrington (1904-2000), Worcester, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 1968.
Catalogue Raisonne
Breen 48 Noe 33
This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Noticed a mistake? Have some extra information about this object? Contact Us