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The Evolution of the Book

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896

GUSN

GUSN-222068

Description

Framed black and white photographis print of a mural with tile around it. The mural has twelve figures in it, all wearing white cloaks. It focuses on a figure standing and holding a staff who points his right hand toward the left. The scene is placed in a desert.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographic prints
paper (fiber product)
photographic materials
wood (plant material)
Print, Photographic

Inscription

"Copyright 1896 By John W. Alexander" (printed)
"C" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P490

Maker

Alexander, John White, 1856-1915 (Painter)

Dimensions

13 14/16 x 17 14/16 x 10/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.913

Date

1896 (Copyright date)

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