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1848
GUSN-7722
Colored lithograph of water celebration on Boston Common. Includes circular seal of Boston. Molded gilt and gesso wood frame.
prints (visual works)
coloring
gesso
gilding
glass (material)
lithography
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Gesso
Gilded
Lithography
Hand Colored
PICTURE
1) Entitled ""VIEW OF THE WATER CELEBRATION, On Boston Common October 25th 1848."" 2) Incribed ""Respectfully dedicated to His Honor Josiah Quincy Jr. Mayor, the City Council and Water Commissioners."" 3) Inscription flanking circular seal of Boston: ""SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS / CONDITA, AD /1630, / CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA AD 1222.""
Subject Boston Common,
Unknown
29.625 x 42.375 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.428
Massachusetts (United States)
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