Philip Syng portrait
Permanent ID:
15014
Call number:
1095_v4p437
Image Description:
Portrait of Philip Syng. Philip Syng (September 29, 1703 – May 8, 1789) was, like his namesake father, a renowned silversmith who created fine works in silver and sometimes gold for the rich families of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1752 he created the Syng inkstand, which was used to sign the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution. Syng was a member of Benjamin Franklin's Junto.
Format:
Drawings
