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Black and white engraving. Classical scene of five Grecian women and a cherub. In center, two women dance holding putto in air; woman on left plays drum; on right two women are seated watching. Pictured against a black ground.
engravings (prints)
engraving (printing process)
gilding
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Classical
dance
putti (motifs)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Gilded
Stipple Engraved
Classical
Classical Figure
Putti
Dance
Woman
ENGRAVING
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
De Boni, Gio. Martino (Engraver)
Italy
27 x 14.875 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.433
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