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Central Park, N.Y. Preparing for a Drive

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Central Park, N.Y. Preparing for a Drive
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Object Details

maker

Schile, Henry

Description (Brief)

Colored print; outdoor scene of a woman and two children near a lake. The boy is harnessing a goat to a small carriage in which the girl, who is holding a whip, is sitting. The woman, who is seated on a stone balustrade, supervises from the right. Swans and a boat appear on the lake in the background.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

date made

1874

ID Number

DL.60.2466

catalog number

60.2466

accession number

228146

Object Name

chromolithograph

Object Type

Chromolithograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)

Measurements

image: 18 in x 24 1/2 in; 45.72 cm x 62.23 cm
overall: 22 1/4 in x 28 in; 56.515 cm x 71.12 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York City

Related Publication

Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Carriages
Pets
Architecture, Domestic Buildings
Children
Birds
Bridges
Chronology: 1870-1879
Parks, public

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9f38-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_324789

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