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Kerr Eby

Polperro No. 1

Description

Maker

Kerr Eby (American, 1890-1946), designer

Title

Polperro No. 1

Year

1925/26

Medium

  • etching,
  • plate tone

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • plate tone

Materials

plate tone

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Van Gelder Zonen wove paper

Dimensions

25.1 x 28.4 cm (9 7/8 x 11 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil under platemark on left:Ed 90;signed on right:Kerr Eby; titled in LL of sheet:Polperro I; in LR:125 Verso:in pencil in LR:K336 MAY 79In Plate--In LR:Eby Polperro1925

Marks: Watermark:[VAN] GELDERZONEN/HOLLAND

Identification

State

90

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Zlotsky in honor of the Reunion of the Class of 1955 (Judith Brownstein)

Object Number

85.097.2

Type

  • Prints

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Kerr Eby (American, 1890-1946), designer
Polperro No. 1, 1925/26
etching; plate tone
25.1 x 28.4 cm (9 7/8 x 11 3/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Zlotsky in honor of the Reunion of the Class of 1955 (Judith Brownstein) 85.097.2

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