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Print, The Christmas-Tree

This is a Print. It was created by Winslow Homer and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper's Weekly and Harper & Bros.. It is dated December 25, 1858 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by John Goldsmith Phillips Jr.. It is credited Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr..

Its dimensions are

15.1 x 23.3 cm (5 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed on block with initials, lower left: WH

Cite this object as

Print, The Christmas-Tree; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper's Weekly, Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 15.1 x 23.3 cm (5 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.); Gift of John Goldsmith Phillips, Jr.; 1947-4-42

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