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Fenner, Sears & Co.

Interior of the House of Representatives

Description

Maker

Fenner, Sears &amp
Co.
(American, 1830 - ca. 1836)

Title

Interior of the House of Representatives

Year

1831

Medium

  • steel engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • steel engraving

Materials

steel engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight white wove paper

Dimensions

21.9 x 27.8 cm (8 5/8 x 10 15/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--under image on left:Drawn by W. Goodacre Junr. N.Y.; on right:Printed & Engraved by/ Fenner Sears & Co.; in center:INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON/London. Published Dec.1 1831 by I.T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall; numbered in UR:79

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 Collection

Object Number

47.397.24

Type

  • Prints

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Fenner, Sears & Co. (American, 1830 - ca. 1836)
William Goodacre (American), designer
Interior of the House of Representatives, 1831
steel engraving
21.9 x 27.8 cm (8 5/8 x 10 15/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Collection 47.397.24

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