Mary Martha Sherwood

Duty is Safety, or Troublesome Tom

Maker

Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851), author
Geo. S. Appleton, publisher
D. Appleton &amp

Title

Duty is Safety, or Troublesome Tom

Year

1851

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

15.6 x 12.1 x 1 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription: Inside front cover in graphite: A Christmas present/to David G. ?/from his mother 1852.

Label: Inscribed in ink inside back cover: Carrington #70

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Margarethe L. Dwight

Object Number

36.568.49

Type

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Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851), author
Geo. S. Appleton, publisher
D. Appleton & Company, publisher
Duty is Safety, or Troublesome Tom, 1851
Letterpress book with wood engravings
15.6 x 12.1 x 1 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/8 inches)
Gift of Margarethe L. Dwight 36.568.49

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