Image

Kimmel & Forster

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Description

Maker

Kimmel &amp

Title

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Year

1866

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hand coloring

Supports

Dimensions

35.6 x 41.3 cm (14 x 16 1/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pencil in LR, "25-" ; In Plate -- "THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD./THE ATLANTIC CABLE./PUB'D BY KIMMEL & FORSTER, 254 256 CANAL ST. NY"

Verso:in purple ink (?) in UL:M.LL

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.207

Type

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Kimmel & Forster (American, 19th Century), designer
The Eighth Wonder of the World, 1866
lithograph; hand coloring
35.6 x 41.3 cm (14 x 16 1/4 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 44.207

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