Object Number 1969.0413.004 A

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

BURNING OF SAVANNAH

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Creator (Role)

Joshua Shaw (Painter)
1776/1777-1860

John Hill (Aquatinter)
1770-1850

M. Carey & Son (Publisher)
1801-1820
Mathew Carey.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1819-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; SHAW, J.

Subjects

City view

Materials

Paper (wove); Ink; Watercolor

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.74 (H) , 17.362 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.9 (H) , 44.1 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW: 13 1/2" (by sight); OW: 11 3/4" (plate). The dimensions of the plate are: OH: 11 3/4", Overall measurements of the paper at the right side and the bottom edge. The dimensions of the plate are 29.8 cm (H), by 38.1 (W). The image dimensions are: 24.3 cm (H) by 39.9 cm (W). The paper thickness is 9 mm. Frame measurements: 50.7 cm. (bottom), 40.18 cm. (left side)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Déak, Gloria-Gilda. 1998 Picturing America, 1497-1899: prints, maps and drawings bearing on the New World discoveries and on the development of the territory that is now part of the United States. 2 vols.
• Discussed on pp. 213-214.