- 99
(Sumac. Broadside)
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- printed broadside
Directions for Cutting and Curing Sumac The Growth of the Present Year … The Subscribers will receive the Sumac at such Time as shall be agreed on, and pay Four Pounds per Ton, one half Cash, the other half Goods at Cash-Price. Rosewell & Richard R. Saltonstall. N. London, June, 1796. N.B. The Sumac must not be bound with Rye, Wheat, or Oat Straw. [New London, Connecticut, 1796]
Broadside (15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 394 x 248 mm). Three lines neatly inked out to amend the description of the Sumac to be purchased ("That is to Say—The Sprouts only which spring immediately from the Ground"), date of cutting emended in ink (from "first Day of July to the first Day of September next" changed to "first Day of July to the 20tht Day of August next," autograph endorsement signed by Saltonstall at foot ("Agreed to receive of Samuel Berry two Tons of Sumac to be deld between the first of December & fifteenth Decr"); light browning and spotting, minor chipping at margins and intersecting folds.
Broadside (15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 394 x 248 mm). Three lines neatly inked out to amend the description of the Sumac to be purchased ("That is to Say—The Sprouts only which spring immediately from the Ground"), date of cutting emended in ink (from "first Day of July to the first Day of September next" changed to "first Day of July to the 20tht Day of August next," autograph endorsement signed by Saltonstall at foot ("Agreed to receive of Samuel Berry two Tons of Sumac to be deld between the first of December & fifteenth Decr"); light browning and spotting, minor chipping at margins and intersecting folds.
Literature
Not in Evans, Shipton & Mooney or Bristol; not traced in OCLC
Condition
Broadside (15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.; 394 x 248 mm). Three lines neatly inked out to amend the description of the Sumac to be purchased ("That is to SayThe Sprouts only which spring immediately from the Ground"), date of cutting emended in ink (from "first Day of July to the first Day of September next" changed to "first Day of July to the 20tht Day of August next," autograph endorsement signed by Saltonstall at foot ("Agreed to receive of Samuel Berry two Tons of Sumac to be deld between the first of December & fifteenth Decr"); light browning and spotting, minor chipping at margins and intersecting folds.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A rare American mercantile broadside, evidently unrecorded and possibly unique. In the present advertisement, New London merchants Rosewell and Saltonstall give their terms for purchasing Sumac and directions for its harvesting and delivery. At this period sumac was used as candle wax, for spice and beverage flavoring, as a dye and tanning agent, and for medicinal purposes.