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Boston Common

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1845

GUSN

GUSN-198336

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Description

These two engravings depicts the same detailed view of the Common. In the foreground is a field and figures, with an elm tree in the center. The capitol and a church can be seen in the background. One of the engravings was copied and engraved for the Ladies Wreath by M. Osborne.

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Descriptive Terms

commons
landscapes (representations)
parks (recreation areas)
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR50a
Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR50b

Physical Description

2 engravings

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1600.001

Image Dimensions

8.5 x 11.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Osborne, Milo, b. ca. 1810 (Engraver)
Ladies Wreath (Publisher)
Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1874 (Artist)
Rolph, John A., 1799-1862 (Engraver)
Andrews, R. (Printer)

Material Type

engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Accruals Note

Dimensions given are for the larger of the two engravings.

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

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