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The Courtin'
Author: James Russell Lowell (American, 1819–1891)
Illustrated by: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
Publisher: James R. Osgood & Co. (American, 19th century)
Illustrated by: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
Publisher: James R. Osgood & Co. (American, 19th century)
American
1874
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with seven heliotypes after silhouettes
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 20.3 x 1.8 cm (10 1/16 x 8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Transferred from the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Accession Number21.17127
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874
Description(Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1874); 25.6 cm; [18 ff.]; 7 plates plus decorative title page (all printed one side only); contemporary black- and gilt-stamped brown morocco (Macdonald & Sons, Cambridge).
According to the "List of Illustrations," the plates were "reproduced in heliotype from drawings by Winslow Homer." The printing process for the plates seems to be lithography.
The MFA's William Morris Hunt Library also holds a copy (call number Special Collections 994.39.597).
According to the "List of Illustrations," the plates were "reproduced in heliotype from drawings by Winslow Homer." The printing process for the plates seems to be lithography.
The MFA's William Morris Hunt Library also holds a copy (call number Special Collections 994.39.597).
Provenance1921, sold by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Boston to the MFA. (Accession date: March 28, 2016)
NOTE:
Sold to the MFA Library and transferred to the Print department in 1921.
NOTE:
Sold to the MFA Library and transferred to the Print department in 1921.