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Print (Etching)
(America to Her Mistaken Mother) [Rebus]
Matthew and Mary Darly
May 11 1778 (1778-1778)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1954.0051.005 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1954.0051.005 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
(America to Her Mistaken Mother) [Rebus]
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
May 11 1778 (1778-1778)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: Pub. by MDarly May 11 1778, Strand.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
- Still life
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14.6 (H) x 10.6 (W) x 12.4 (Image H) x 8.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
37.2 (H) x 27 (W) x 31.5 (Image H) x 21 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.1 cm). Plate W: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
Matthew and Mary Darly
Publisher Date
05/11/1778
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Matthew and Mary Darly
Edition Watermark
watermark of a lily, bend over "LVG"
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
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. 102, p. 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: no. 5475, p. 289 (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 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 93, p. 39.