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Print (Line engraving)
A New DISPLAY of the UNITED STATES
Amos Doolittle
August 14 1803 (1803-1803)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Amos Doolittle (Engraver, printer and seller)
Place of Origin
New Haven; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1961.1783
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1783
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
A New DISPLAY of the UNITED STATES
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Amos Doolittle (Engraver, printer and seller)
Place of Origin
New Haven; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Date
August 14 1803 (1803-1803)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: New Haven Printed & Sold wholesale by Amos Doolittle, August 14 1803.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Armorial device
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Line engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
20.9 (H) x 16.5 (W) x 20.6 (Image H) x 16.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
53.1 (H) x 42 (W) x 52.3 (Image H) x 41.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.8-3.0 cm. Laid line frequency: 8-9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
A. Doolittle
Publisher Date
08/14/1803
Place of Publication
New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
A. Doolittle
Coloring
Hand colored with 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. 213, p. 318.Article: Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 3, p. 735.