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Print, The White Plume

This is a Print. It was published by Cephas G. Childs. It is dated 1830 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is lithograph with black ink on india paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of and in memory of Robert W. Chanler.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 37.5 × 27.5 cm (14 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.) Platemark: 30.2 × 22.9 cm (11 7/8 in. × 9 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed inscription on mount: "The White Plume / Philadelphia. Published by C.G. Childs. 80 Walnut Street. 1830/ on stone. C.G. Childs Lithr."

Cite this object as

Print, The White Plume; Published by Cephas G. Childs (1793–1871); lithograph with black ink on india paper; H x W: 37.5 × 27.5 cm (14 3/4 × 10 13/16 in.) Platemark: 30.2 × 22.9 cm (11 7/8 in. × 9 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.); Museum purchase through gift of and in memory of Robert W. Chanler; 1952-141-4

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