The Hurdy-Gurdy Boy, Lithograph by William Morris Hunt, 647-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1907-04-21

GUSN

GUSN-391797

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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
Negatives
Artwork
Prints and Engravings
The Hurdy-Gurdy Boy, Lithograph by William Morris Hunt, 647-B
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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
- Negatives
  - Artwork
    - Prints and Engravings

Description

The lithograph titled "The Hurdy-Gurdy Boy" by William Morris Hunt depicts a young boy seated while holding and playing a hurdy-gurdy. He is dressed in a jacket with a collared shirt, and there is a bare branch visible in the background. The boy gazes to the side with a gentle expression. Photographed from a print owned by A. M. Brown, 389 Marlboro Street, Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
lithographs
boys
hurdy-gurdies
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

10789

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024562
B-Series negative 647-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09-17

Reference Code

PC022.001.001.004.647-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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