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Faneuil Hall, from the water

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1839

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Faneuil Hall

GUSN

GUSN-198699

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Description

Thsi engraving presents a detailed view of Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market from the water. The foreground shows tall ships and other sailing vessels. The title is written in small print in both French and German below the English title.

Details

Descriptive Terms

assembly halls
marketplaces
market halls
waterfronts
sailing vessels
prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR166

Physical Description

1 line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1950.017

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854 (Artist)
Prior, Thomas Abiel, 1809-1886 (Engraver)
Virtue, George, 1793?-1868 (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Faneuil Hall

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