Object Number 1954.0051.004 A

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

(Britannia to America) [Rebus]

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 1 1778 (1778-1778)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; Pub by MDarly May: 1 1778 Strand

Subjects

Social/political commentary; Still life

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.7 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 11.8 (Image H) , 8.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.3 (H) , 27.1 (W) , 11.8 (Image H) , 8.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.0 cm). Plate W: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). Chain interval: 2.5-2.6 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Matthew and Mary Darly

Publication Date

05/01/1778

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Countermark of "IV"

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

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. 101, pp. 164-165.
[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.
• Published: p. 288 (listed).
[Book] Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962. 99 p.
• Published: no. 94, pp. 39-40.