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1917

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1947

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Print, The Base of the Blast Furnace

This is a Print. It was created by Joseph Pennell. It is dated 1917 and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is lithograph on ivory laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Samuel P. Avery.

Its dimensions are

40 × 52.7 cm (15 3/4 × 20 3/4 in.) Sheet: 47.8 × 63.5 cm (18 13/16 × 25 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: (France) Ingres

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: "J. Pennell"; in print, lower left corner: "J. Pennell"

Cite this object as

Print, The Base of the Blast Furnace; Joseph Pennell (American, active England, 1857–1926); USA; lithograph on ivory laid paper; 40 × 52.7 cm (15 3/4 × 20 3/4 in.) Sheet: 47.8 × 63.5 cm (18 13/16 × 25 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Samuel P. Avery; 1947-97-1

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