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Schematic representation of a planographic printing surface
Attributed to: Sylvester Rosa Koehler (American (born in Germany), 1837–1900)
American
about 1891
Medium/Technique
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.5 × 14.4 cm (4 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1853
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite: C
ProvenanceBy 1898, Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 1580), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 14, 2023)
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.