Spreading an Image of Peace
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Jerusha G. Bakov The Monument of  William Penn, c.1830 - 40 Charcoal on prepared paper 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin 95.75.70

Two chairs survive among the souvenirs made from pieces of the "treaty elm." The faint image of Penn’s Treaty, probably clipped from a book and pasted on this chair’s back, serves as a symbol of its history.

Elm Treaty Chair Elm wood, c. 1810 36 1/2 x 21 x 19 The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Advertisers drew on the image of Penn’s Treaty as a symbol of honesty, purity, and integrity. What better qualities to endorse such products as medicine, perfume, and food?