Drawing
- Title:
- 'Twas A Premature Explosion
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1966.013.09
- Creator:
- Penn
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Drawing, cartoon of "'Twas A Premature Explosion," by Penn, 1912. Pen and ink on paper. Eight men seated or standing around explosion. The explosion is labeled "OLD / MILL CLOSING / SCARE" and is surrounded by shrapnel. Men from left to right: "Lyford" (with hand to head), "Worcester" (asleep), "Barton" (shielding himself), "Cy" (seated), "Pillsbury" (seated), "Jake" (shielding himself), "Currier" (holding Cy's arm), and "Estabrook". Signed lower left: "Penn". Horizontal pencil line and X's through ink marks below that. Pencil inscription on reverse: "64,815 / 6 wide". Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-11.25 W-14.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession includes printed and pen and ink political cartoons, given by Ernest Sherman, Headmaster at Proctor Academy.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ernest Sherman
- People:
- Barton, Jesse M. (1870-1943), Currier, Frank D. (1853-1921), Estabrook, Fred W. (1852-1939), Gallinger, Jacob H. (1837-1918), Lyford, James O. (1853-1924), Pillsbury, Hobart (1888-1932), Sulloway, Cyrus A. (1839-1917), Worcester, Franklin (1845-1916)
- Subjects:
- Political cartoons, Mills
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