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Print, The Vesper Bell, 1879

This is a Print. It was print maker: Axel Herman Haig. It is dated 1879 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is etching in brown ink on cream-colored heavy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 56.2 × 34.2 cm (22 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.) H x W: 73.3 × 53.5 cm (28 7/8 × 21 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed, in pencil, lower right, below plate mark: "A. H. Haid."

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right corner, the monogram: "A H" and the date 1879.

Cite this object as

Print, The Vesper Bell, 1879; Print Maker: Axel Herman Haig (Swiss, 1835 - 1921); JAPAN & EUROPE; etching in brown ink on cream-colored heavy paper; H x W: 56.2 × 34.2 cm (22 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.) H x W: 73.3 × 53.5 cm (28 7/8 × 21 1/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1957-61-30

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