1973.0584 Print, view 1
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Print (Line engraving)

  • Title:

    The YOUNG SWEEP giving BETTY her CHRISTMAS BOX

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Bowles & Carver (Publisher and printseller)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1770-1780

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Etched, Line Etched with minimal burin work

  • Museum Object Number:

    1973.0584


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Object Number

1973.0584

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

The YOUNG SWEEP giving BETTY her CHRISTMAS BOX

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bowles & Carver (Publisher and printseller)
1793-1830
Located at No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1770-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; Printed for & Sold by BO[WLES & C]ARVER, at their Map & Print Warehouse, N.\o 69 in S.\t Paul's Church Yard, LONDON.

Subjects

Genre scene; Christmas; Yuletide

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line Etched with minimal burin work

Dimensions (inches)

22 (H) , 17.7 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 14.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.8 (H) , 45 (W) , 18.6 (Image H) , 14.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 20.6 in. (52.2 cm). Plate W: 14.8 in. (37.7 cm). Chain interval: 2.7-2.8 cm.; laid line frequency: 7 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.

Watermark

Unidentified, with a fleur-de-lis.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: no. 116, p. 184.