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A Piece of Machinery
Heliographic Engraving Company
Friedrich Wilhelm, Graf von Egloffstein (German (worked in the United States), 1824 – 1885)
Friedrich Wilhelm, Graf von Egloffstein (German (worked in the United States), 1824 – 1885)
American
before 1866
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on chine, mounted to wove
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.5 × 25 cm (14 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6968
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsIn image, on machine: L. Kirk / Reading, Pa.
In plate, lower center: Heliographic Engraving Co. N.Y.
Lower left, in graphite,in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Given to Mr. O. / Abt. 1866-67
Verso, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Egloffstein
In plate, lower center: Heliographic Engraving Co. N.Y.
Lower left, in graphite,in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Given to Mr. O. / Abt. 1866-67
Verso, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Egloffstein
ProvenanceAbout 1866/1867, John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C.; 1889, gift of John Walter Osborne to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)