Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
1975.017.454 |
Object Name |
Award |
Collection |
Awards |
Credit line |
Bequest of Lydia Laird |
Date |
1940 |
Made |
Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company, Inc. |
Makers mark |
In small print in the lower left corner: "86.8 Proof 72% Grain Neutral Spirits. Carstairs Bros. Distilling Co., Inc. N.Y." |
Description |
Award plaque presented to Philip D. Laird (1888-1947) by the Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company. The paper award certificate is laminated onto a birch base that is then affixed to an unfinished birch back. The award has black Old English font text: "Proclamation / know ye all persons / that: / Philip D. Laird / is known for his skill and experience in the ancient art of / dispensing cheer, and for his high professional standards. / And be it known: that upon his discrimination depends / the pleasure and satisfaction of those subject to his / ministrations. / And be it known: that Carstairs White Seal, being a / perfectly balanced blend for the man who cares, is a / fitting attribute to his art. And therefore this Procla- / mation is presented in recognition of his good taste / and honest efforts to please. / In testimony whereof, we make this award. / Carstairs Award Committee / P.J. Kelly / G. O. Reeder / Paul Hamilton / October - 1940." There is a faux red wax seal with the Carstairs logo in the lower left corner of the piece. |
Dimensions |
W-6.5 L-9.25 D-0.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
depth is approximate and based on the piece in its unwarped state. |
Owned |
Philip Laird |
Provenance |
Bequest of Lydia Laird. |
Subjects |
Awards Whiskey Alcoholic beverages |
People |
Laird, Philip Laird, Lydia |
Search Terms |
Awards Proclamations Carstairs Bros. Distilling Company Philip Laird Philip D. Laird Whiskey Twentieth Century |
Material |
Birch wood back; laminated paper award |