1966.0030 Print, 1961.0086 A Frame, view 1
  • 1966.0030 Print, 1961.0086 A Frame, view 1
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Print (Line engraving)

  • Title:

    Tea-Tax-Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Carl Guttenberg (Engraver)

    John Dixon (Designer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Etched

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0030


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1966.0030

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

Tea-Tax-Tempest, or the Anglo-American Revolution.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Carl Guttenberg (Engraver)
1743-1790

John Dixon (Designer)
c.1740-1811

Place of Origin

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left, within image; C G

Subjects

Social/political commentary; Allegory

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

16.5 (H) , 19.7 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 16.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42 (H) , 50 (W) , 13 (Image H) , 16.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 16.0 in. (40.7 cm). Plate W: 19.2 in. (48.7 cm). Chain interval: 4.0-4.1 cm; laid line frequency: 7 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.

Watermark

"D. TAMIZIER AUVERGNE 1742 FIN"

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. 99, pp. 160-161.
[Article] McClung Fleming, E. 1965 "The American Image as Indian Princess, 1765-1783,". Winterthur Portfolio. II: 65-81.

[Book] The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
Print listed as a variant of no. 5490, pp. 298-299.