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Print, Thanksgiving Day, 1860 - The Two Great Classes of Society, from Harper's Weekly, IV, December 1, 1860, pp. 760-761.

This is a Print. It was created by Unknown and after Winslow Homer and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated December 1, 1860 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Arthur B. Carlson. It is credited Gift of Arthur B. Carlson.

Its dimensions are

Overall: 39 x 54 cm (15 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)

It is signed

Signed on the block, lower left: W Homer

It is inscribed

Inscription printed at upper left: Those who have more dinners than appetite; and again at upper right: Those who have more appetite than dinners.

Cite this object as

Print, Thanksgiving Day, 1860 - The Two Great Classes of Society, from Harper's Weekly, IV, December 1, 1860, pp. 760-761.; Unknown (American); After Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); Published by Harper & Bros.; USA; wood engraving in black ink on newsprint paper; Overall: 39 x 54 cm (15 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.); Gift of Arthur B. Carlson; 1951-93-2

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