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Peirce, Brown, & Co., manufacturers and dealers in chairs

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1868

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: North Street

GUSN

GUSN-198512

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Description

This engraving depicts a small view of the store building at the corner of Richmond and North Streets from a page from the Boston Directory. "Walnut, chestnut, & painted chamber furniture. / Bureaus, sinds, washstands, tables, bedsteads, &c."

Details

Descriptive Terms

furniture
bureaus (slant-front desks)
sinks (fixtures)
washstands
tables (architectural elements)
bedframes
chairs (furniture forms)
manufacturers
dealers
prints (visual works)
wood engraving (process)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR139

Physical Description

1 wood engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1938-03-06

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.2650.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4.5 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Taylor & Adams (Engraver)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
wood engraving (process)

Subjects

North Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: North Street

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