Image

Unknown Maker, American

The Bird Catchers

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer

Culture

American

Title

The Bird Catchers

Year

1867

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

Dimensions

9.4 x 14.9 cm (3 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in LL:"52.065/."; along left edge:"vol.3/no. 8 Aug 1867 Our Young Folks W. HomerIn Plate--In LR corner:"WH"; titled in letterpress under image:"THE BIRD CATCHERS./DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER.] [See Bird-Catching(Bird Catching underlined), page 461."

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.065.2

Type

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Unknown Maker, American
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer
The Bird Catchers, 1867
wood engraving
9.4 x 14.9 cm (3 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 52.065.2

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