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Hancock House, Boston

Description

This image shows an exterior view of the front of the John Hancock House on Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
exterior views
historic houses
statesmen
governors
prints (visual works)

Inscription

Picture Mats and Passe-Partoutes / Artistic Picture Framing / 286 Fulton St. / Brooklyn, N. Y. (Applied)

Physical Description

1 print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1931-06-21

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1100.007

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4.5 x 3.25 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Percy S. Mallett, 1931

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Other Organizations

Artistic Picture Framing

Subjects

Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Beacon St. and Beacon Hill

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