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Entrance to Cornhill from Washington St.

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1829

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

GUSN

GUSN-198362

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Description

The lithograph shows a detailed, corner view of the street, looking down the street towards the many stores and manufacturers and warehouses. At the corner of Washington and Cornhill is Peck & Co. Wholesale & Retail Hat Manufacturers / Boston and New York / Fashionable Hat Warehouse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
manufacturers
wholesalers
retailers
booksellers
publishers
carpets
printers (people)
furniture
lithographs
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR247

Physical Description

1 lithograph

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1934-03-20

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3550.015

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

11 x 9 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Walter K. Watkins, 1934

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Probably Hunt, William, Dr. (Delineator)
Pendleton’s Lithography (Lithographer)

Material Type

lithographs
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

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