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Motto

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-18088

Description

Framed motto w/ an ivy vine in a brown frame. Motto reads: "It's a great thing to keep silence without being glum./ To down your critics without saying a word./ And add to your friends by holding your peace."

Details

Descriptive Terms

painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
Unidentified Paper
Transfer Printed
Painted
PICTURE, MOTTO

Inscription

Stamp attached to top center back: ""Visit our art gallery/ Framed by/ the Steiner Art Co.,/ 1620 Champa St.,/ Phone 2268/ Denver""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

The Steiner Art Co. (Framer)

Location of Origin

Denver, CO, USA

Dimensions

8.875 x 13.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2191

Places

Colorado (United States)

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