Object Details
depicted
Webster, Noah
maker
Root & Tinker
Description (Brief)
Chromolithographed print; a bust portrait of Noah Webster superimposed on a manuscript page for his dictionary surrounded by various copies of the dictionary. A copy of, "The Elementary Spelling Book by Noah Webster," an ink well, quill pens, and a sander in right foreground.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
date made
before 1885
ID Number
DL.60.2383
catalog number
60.2383
accession number
228146
Object Name
chromolithograph
Object Type
Chromolithograph
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
image: 16 3/4 in x 23 in; 42.545 cm x 58.42 cm
overall: 22 in x 28 in; 55.88 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
Chronology: 1880-1889
Education
Communication, letter writing
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_324724