Object Number 2013.0024.003

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

CANVASSING, from THE LITERARY SOUVENIR (Philadelphia: E.L. Carey and A. Hart, 1838).

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Francis James Dallett

Creator (Role)

George B. Ellis (Engraver)

Robert William Buss (Painter)
1804-1875

D. Stevens (Printer)

Carey & Hart (Publisher)
1829-1845

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved by Geo: B. Ellis
2. Inscription; Lower left; Painted by R.W. Buss
3. Inscription; Lower right; Printed by D. Stevens

Subjects

Genre scene; Book illustration

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove); Gilt

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, Gilded, intaglio, Steel Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

5.3 (H) , 8.1 (W) , 3.2 (Image H) , 4.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.5 (H) , 20.5 (W) , 3.2 (Image H) , 4.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Platemark not visible.

Publisher Summary

Carey & Hart

Publication Date

1838

Place of Publication

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

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

From The Literary Souvenir (Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1838).

Object Description

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