View of Bunker Hill Monument

Description

Drawn by R. P. Mallory. Engraved by E. A. Fowle. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by J. Crosman and R. P. Mallory in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Engraving. Wood and gilt frame (11 x 13 inches) / The Ainsworth Gallery, 42 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
engravings (prints)
monuments
engravings (prints)

Physical Descrption

1 framed print : tinted; 11 x 13 inches

Custodial History

The materials in this collection were collected by Anne Booth in the 1970s to early 1980s, mostly purchased at Goodspeed's Book Shop and Haley & Steele.

Collection Code

GC012

Collection Name

Anne Booth graphic collection

Date of Acquisition

2018

Reference Code

GC012.01.07

Acqusition Type

Gift

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Mallory, Richard P. (Artist)
Fowle, Edward A. (Engraver)

Material Type

engravings (prints)

Other People

Mallory, Richard P.
Fowle, Edward A.

Accruals Note

Item description from original donor.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Folder 11

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

Richard P. Mallory was a wood engraver and artist active in Boston between the 1830s to the 1860s. He was associated with the firms of Chandler, Wright & Mallory (1836-39), Wright & Mallory (1839-52), and Kilburn & Mallory (1852-65).Edward A. Fowle was an engraver active in Boston between 1847 and 1856.

Sources


Mallory, Richard P. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (eds.), The New-York Historical Society’s Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 421). Yale University Press.
Fowle, Edward A. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (eds.), The New-York Historical Society’s Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 236). Yale University Press.

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