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MATHER BYLES. A.Met V:DM./ Ecclesiae apub Bostonum Nov-Anglorum Pastor.
Peter Pelham
1732-1739
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Peter Pelham (Painter and mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1976.0051
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
MATHER BYLES. A.Met V:DM./ Ecclesiae apub Bostonum Nov-Anglorum Pastor.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Peter Pelham (Painter and mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1732-1739
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: P.Pelham ad vivum pinx/.& fecit
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Clergy
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
6.3 (H) x 4.6 (W) x 5.4 (Image H) x 4.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16 (H) x 11.7 (W) x 13.8 (Image H) x 11.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Not antique laid paper. Chain interval: 2.9-3.0 cm; laid line frequency: 3 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Unidentified watermark in the lower right corner
Edition Notes
Only one state recorded.
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. 184, pp. 286-287.Book: Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits; Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 3. 941-1428.
• Print listed as no. 3, p. 966.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2461, p. 407.