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Five Ducks Swimming

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-198116

Description

Black ink lithograph on brown paper of a scene of five ducks swimming from upper right to the bottom left of the picture.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lithographs
paper (fiber product)
ink
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"A.W. Elson & Co. Boston"
"Copyright F.W. Benson"
"F.W. Benson" (Signature in pencil)
"From / The Guild of Boston Artists / 162 Newbury Street / Boston, MASS." (Paper label on reverse.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P125
FA136

Maker

Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)
A.W. Elson & Co. (Printer)
Guild of Boston Artists (Dealer)

Dimensions

21 13/16 x 25 13/16 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.548

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