Vintage Department of Education Certificate

Item Details

A vintage certificate from the Department of Education of the City of New York. This certificate dates to 1918 and indicates that the signatory has satisfactorily completed elementary school and is ‘entitled to admission to any high school in the city of New York.’ It rests within a beige mat behind glass and is set within a dark-toned wood frame without hanging hardware.

Condition

• edge wear to frame; toning to mat and paper; water damage to mat; paper out of alignment with mat; slightly dusty.

Dimensions

• measured in frame. Visible document measures 13.75" W x 11" H.

Item #

17NYC076-082-002