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General and Mrs. George Washington

A work made of photocollage (albumen prints with woodcut).
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of photocollage (albumen prints with woodcut).

Date:

19th century

Artist:

Artist unknown
American, 19th century

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Unknown

Title

General and Mrs. George Washington

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1850–1900

Medium

Photocollage (albumen prints with woodcut)

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, in negative, lower right, in black ink: "R LEWIS"; printed recto, on paper affied to mount, lower left, below image, in black ink: "GENERAL AND LADY WASHINGTON. -"; unmarked verso

Dimensions

Image/paper: 29.5 × 22.8 cm (11 5/8 × 9 in.); Mount: 34.1 × 26.4 cm (13 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

William Elfenbaum Endowment

Reference Number

1997.569

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