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Old Time Letter Rack

John Frederick Peto (American, 1854–1907)
1894

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 76.52 x 63.5 cm (30 1/8 x 25 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.411
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower right: John. F Peto/.94; Reverse, before relining: OLD TIME LETTER RACK/BY/John F. Peto/Island Heights/New Jersey/1894
Provenance1894, sold by the artist to Dr. Edward J. Ill (1854-1942), New Jersey; 1942, by descent to his grandson, Edward Ill, Southampton, Long Island; about 1952, with Victor Spark, New York; 1952, sold by Victor Spark to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1964, bequest of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1964)