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Unknown Maker, American

The Playmates,

Maker

  • Unknown
  • Winslow Homer

Culture

American

Title

The Playmates

Medium

wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wood engraving

Techniques

  • wood engraving

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

9.4 x 9.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 11/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in UL:"Nov. 1869/vol. 5/no. 11 Our Young Folks"; in LL:"52.065/.6"In Plate--Titled in letterpress below image:"THE PLAYMATES./DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER.] [From WHITTIER'S "Ballads of New England""

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.065.6

The Playmates

Original--Verso:in pencil in UL:"Nov. 1869/vol. 5/no. 11 Our Young Folks"; in LL:"52.065/.6"In Plate--Titled in letterpress below image:"THE PLAYMATES./DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER.] [From WHITTIER'S "Ballads of New England""

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

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