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Old South Church, corner of Washington and Milk Streets, Boston

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1853

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

GUSN

GUSN-198442

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Description

This page from Gleason's Pictorial shows an engraving of Old South Church with an inset portrait of Rev. George W. Blagden, D.D., taken from a daguerreotype by Masury & Silsbee. The article is called "The Old South Church / Rev. George W. Blagden, D.D., Pastor / by Rev. Luther Farnham."

Details

Descriptive Terms

religious buildings
churches (buildings)
clergy
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR268

Physical Description

1 news line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-05-20

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3550.028

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

14.75 x 10.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, 1922

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Masury & Silsbee (Firm) (Photographer)
Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Other People

Farnham, Luther, 1816-1897
Blagden, George W. (George Washington), 1802-1884

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

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