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Prints and Letter

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1880

GUSN

GUSN-64523

Description

Print of Thomas Aspenwall; a letter from William Prescott declining a dinner invitation from Aspenwall; and a print of unidentified man presumed to be Prescott. Engraved by John Sartain after a photograph published by Whipple.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prints (visual works)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
Print
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Print

Associated Person

Aspinwall, Thomas
Prescott, William

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Whipple (Publisher)
Sartain, John (Engraver)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA; USA

Dimensions

12.75 x 18.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.713

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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