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Kimmel & Forster

The Eighth Wonder of the World,

Maker

  • Kimmel & Forster

Title

The Eighth Wonder of the World

Medium

hand coloring

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph,
  • hand coloring

Techniques

  • lithograph,
  • hand coloring

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

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)

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.207

The Eighth Wonder of the World

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)

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Eighth Wonder of the World with the accession number of 44.207. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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