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F. O. Freeman Engravers

Brown University

Maker

F. O. Freeman Engravers (American, fl. 1853)
John Clifford Thompson (American, b. 1828 or 1829- d. 1894), designer
Snow &amp

Title

Brown University

Year

1800s

Medium

  • steel engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • steel engraving

Materials

steel engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

12.1 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:Above fold in middle of sheet on right, on a white label in red and black ink:EA/1697.XVIIIIn Plate--In LL:J. C. Thompson, Del. ; in LR:F.O. Freeman Engr. Boston. ; in bottom center:BROWN UNIVERSITY./Published by SNOW & GrREENE, Booksellers./Providence

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Norman M. Isham in memory of Elizabeth Barbour Ormsbee Isham

Object Number

17.542

Type

  • Prints

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F. O. Freeman Engravers (American, fl. 1853)
John Clifford Thompson (American, b. 1828 or 1829- d. 1894), designer
Snow & Greene, publisher
Brown University, 1800s
steel engraving
12.1 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mr. Norman M. Isham in memory of Elizabeth Barbour Ormsbee Isham 17.542

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