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Print, Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia

This is a Print. It was created by C. Burton and engraved by Fenner Sears & Co. and published by I.T. Heriton & Simpkin & Marshall. It is dated 1831 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 20.7 × 26.1 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.) H x W: 22 × 30.4 cm (8 11/16 × 11 15/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia; C. Burton; Engraved by Fenner Sears & Co.; Published by I.T. Heriton & Simpkin & Marshall; engraving on paper; Platemark: 20.7 × 26.1 cm (8 1/8 × 10 1/4 in.) H x W: 22 × 30.4 cm (8 11/16 × 11 15/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1409

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