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Print (Line etching)
SETTLING the AFFAIRS of the NATION.
Bowles & Carver
1794-1800
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bowles & Carver (Publisher and printseller)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1973.0561
Credit Line/Donor
Library purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1973.0561
Object Name
Print (Line etching)
Title
SETTLING the AFFAIRS of the NATION.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Bowles & Carver (Publisher and printseller)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1794-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Printed for & Sold by BOWLES & CARVER, at their Map and
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Print Warehouse, N.\o69 in S.\t Paul's Church Yard, LONDON.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Holidays
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Line engraved
- Line Etched with burin work
Dimensions (inches)
14.3 (H) x 20.2 (W) x 13.5 (Image H) x 19.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.3 (H) x 51.4 (W) x 34.4 (Image H) x 50.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within plate mark. H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.6 cm. Laid line frequency: 6-7 per cm.
Publisher Summary
Bowles & Carver
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Bowles & Carver
Edition Watermark
Fleur-de-lis, and countermark: "IV"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 64, pp. 164-165.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 115, p. 183.Book: Letzer, Mark B. & Russo, Jean B. 2003 The Diary of William Faris: The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith.
• Published: fig. no. 14, p. 20.Other: Dreisbach Family Association Newsletter. 1-14
Article: Olmert, Michael. 2008 Christmas in Prints. Colonial Williamsburg Journal.