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Engraving

Title:
Goat Sucker
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
1918.014.02.01
Creator:
French, Frank (1850-1933); Beard, James (1837-1913)
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
1882
Description:
Wood engraving, Goat Sucker, by Frank French (1850-1933) after James C. Beard (1837-1913). One of 39 pages in Volume 2 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Bird sitting on wooden t-shaped perch, beak open, and looking up and to the left. Not all of perch is shown. "F.French Sc. / 1882" low left on image. "Jas C Beard / Del" in cursive at bottom of shown perch. Signed in pencil below image "Frank French / Sc. 1882" right.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-5.85 W-4.4 inches
Provenance:
Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Wood engravings, Birds
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