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Universal-Gravir-Maschine
Universal engraving machine
Universal-Gravir-Maschine
Printer and Publisher: Ferdinand Lotz (German, founded in 1859)
German
1859-1892
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Folded: 32 × 30.9 cm (12 5/8 × 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession Number98.1882
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLikely from a Ferdinand Lotz trade catalog.
Marks
On matboard, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the collector's mark of Sylvester Rosa Koehler (Lugt 1580)
InscriptionsUpper right, in letterpress: No. 21.
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.