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View of Baltimore

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1848

GUSN

GUSN-19861

Description

Chromolithograph harbor scene of Baltimore. Four figures and a dog in the foreground. One man is seated while three others have been cutting straw. Ships are seen in the harbor, center ground with the city in the background. Bottom of print reads "View of Baltimore." Mounted in a 1/2 in. gilt frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
prints (visual works)
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
lithography
prints (visual works)
cities
Picture
Cityscape
Print
Lithography
Painted
City
Cityscape

Inscription

Printed beneath print: ""Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by N. Currier in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of NY. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce NY.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Currier, Nathaniel (Maker)

Location of Origin

New York, NY, USA

Dimensions

14.75 x 18 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.217

Places

New York state (United States)
Maryland (United States)

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