David Lisot Video Library (2005)
Multi-Media Summary
His Family's Influence During the Early Years
Story of America's first engraver of the mint who died of Yellow Fever in 1793 before he was confirmed. This presentation includes information about:
*his parents and why his mother learned to sculpt wax
how his mother who lived in London may have been a spy for the Colonies
Joseph's travels to America that ended in shipwreck
Evidence that his wife Sara may have been the model for the 1792 quarter pattern
Speaker(s): P. Scott Rubin.
