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Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Walter Shirlaw (American (born in Scotland), 1838–1909)
Sitter: Sylvester Rosa Koehler (American (born in Germany), 1837–1900)
Sitter: Sylvester Rosa Koehler (American (born in Germany), 1837–1900)
American
about 1888
Medium/Technique
Etching; printed on engraved letterhead printed with metallic ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 × 14.7 cm (9 7/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1773
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDrawn on the plate from the lecturer at a lecture on etching
Marks
Verso, in violet, the collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsTop center, engraved in plate for the letterhead: Kimmel & Voigt / Steel, Copper, & Photo / Plate Printers / Etching Printing a Speciality / Art Plate Printing in All its Branches. 242 Canal Street, New York 188[.]
Top left, engraved in plate for the letterhead: References / to All Leading / Publishing / Houses / and Most Prominent / Etchers
Left center, engraved in plate for the letterhead: H.E.F. Voigt / Geo. R. Kimmel
Verso, in brown ink: [note from Sylvester Koehler]
Top left, engraved in plate for the letterhead: References / to All Leading / Publishing / Houses / and Most Prominent / Etchers
Left center, engraved in plate for the letterhead: H.E.F. Voigt / Geo. R. Kimmel
Verso, in brown ink: [note from Sylvester Koehler]
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.