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Eliza Draper Gardiner

Big Sister

Maker

Eliza Draper Gardiner (American, 1871-1955), designer

Title

Big Sister

Year

1900s

Medium

  • color woodcut

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • color woodcut

Materials

color woodcut

Supports

  • Medium weight grey/green Oriental laid paper

Dimensions

22.9 x 17.8 cm (9 x 7 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil in LL of image and below image on left:Eliza D. Gardiner; titled under image in center:Big Sister; numbered on right:36/50; numbered in LL of image .36/50 Verso:in pencil in LL:7 3/4 X 10|13 3/4 X 16 1/2

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.IS.D./MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle.

Identification

Edition

36/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.096

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Gifts from the Rhode Island Foundation
Jan 06, 1989 – Feb 26, 1989

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Eliza Draper Gardiner (American, 1871-1955), designer
Big Sister, 1900s
color woodcut
22.9 x 17.8 cm (9 x 7 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.096

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