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George Girdler Smith & John W. Watts

First Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I.

Description

Maker

George Girdler Smith &amp
John W. Watts (American, 1795-1878

Title

First Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I.

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

steel engraving

Supports

Dimensions

16.5 x 13.3 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in black and red ink on white label in UL:EA/1697 ยท XIXIn Plate--Under image on left:J. W. Lincoln . Del; on right:G. G. Smith & J. W. Watts . Sc. ; in center bottom:FIRST BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE, PROVIDENCE, R. I./ERECTED A.D. 1775; in LR:Joseph Brown/James Sumner} Architects

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Norman M. Isham in memory of Elizabeth Barbour Ormsbee Isham

Object Number

17.541

Type

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George Girdler Smith & John W. Watts (American, 1795-1878
d. 1895)
J.W. Lincoln (American, 19th century), designer
First Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I., 1800s
steel engraving
16.5 x 13.3 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of Mr. Norman M. Isham in memory of Elizabeth Barbour Ormsbee Isham 17.541

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