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1961

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2015

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Print, Optical Toy: "A Snow Scene"

This is a Print. It was published by William Spooner. It is dated ca. 1838 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

22.4 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Optical Toy: "A Snow Scene"; Published by William Spooner (England, active 1830 – 1854); lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper; 22.4 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-11

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