Title	John P. Kelly engrossing, 1908
Alternative Title	Kelly, Hon. John P., 1908
Identifier	pwc-eng_0044
Description	Published reproduction (dated June 1908) of an engrossing by artist P. W. Costello. The engrossing is a testimonial honoring Hon. John P. Kelly on his retirement from the bench of Lackawanna County (Pa.). The engrossing was presented to Judge Kelly by the employees of the court in the chambers of Judge H. M. Edwards.
Artist	Costello, P. W., 1866-1935
Subject	Penmanship, American Lackawanna County (Pa.) -- History Lackawanna Bar Association Judges Testimonials
Local Tags	digitized engrossing reproduction retirement Old English Sickels Engrossers' Text
Commentary by the Artist and Others	Thomas W. Costello, great-grandson of the artist, comments: 'This is a beautifully designed, lettered and illuminated document. Note how Mr. Costello flourished the 'C' in 'Court,' above and below, to form the entire left border. He used varied letter forms: Old English, Sickel's and Engrosser's Text. The portrait of the judge is well-executed with pen and brush. The original was done in color.' Editor A. N. Palmer commented in the June 1908 American Penman: 'Engrossing and Illumination of the highest grade by P. W. Costello of Scranton, Pa. Mr. Costello has been commissioned by the United Mine Workers of America to engross resolutions in honor of former president John Mitchell upon his recent resignation of that office, which is a high compliment to his skill.' An article in the January 6, 1908 Scranton Truth newspaper commented: 'The testimonial rests in a magnificent gold frame 32 x 40 inches in size and is without doubt the finest specimen of pen and brush work that has yet come
Date Created	1908-06
Decade	1900-1909
Publication Note	Published in the June 1908 American Penman (Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 132)
Category	Engrossings Testimonials
Geographic Location	Scranton (Pa.)
Collection	P. W. Costello and Family Art Collection Scranton Local History Collection
Source	Private collection of Thomas W. Costello
Access Rights	Public
Type	Still image Text
Format	image/tiff
Language	eng
Rights URI	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Rights	Public Domain (United States)
Transcript	To the Honorable John P. Kelly upon his retirement from the bench of Lackawanna County We, the undersigned, who are employed in and around the Court Rooms of Lackawanna County, desire hereby to acknowledge our gratitude to the Hon. John P. Kelly, appointed Judge Apr. 14, 1900, elected Nov. 6, 1900, for his uniform and gracious kindness and courtesy to us at all times. We express our regret at his retirement from the bench, and we present this testimonial as a declaration of our respect for him and in recognition of the favorable consideration we have received at his hands. We avail ourselves of this opportunity to wish him many years of success and happiness. Committee D. W. Hornbaker, Chairman John H. Flynn, Treasurer Thomas Law, Secretary Court Officers D. W. Hornbaker, Martin Gurrell, John W. Gallagher, John D. Evans, John H. Flynn, Anthony Walsh, G. W. Patterson, Jacob Ritter, William C. Kline, Thomas Law, Patrick Boland, David C. Powell, William Knight

John P. Kelly engrossing, 1908

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