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Woman's handiwork in modern homes..

1882
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Woman's handiwork in modern homes..
  • Author: Constance Cary Harrison (Mrs. Burton Harrison) (American, 1823–1940)
  • Illustrator: Samuel Colman (American, Portland, Maine 1832–1920 New York)
  • Illustrator: Rosina Emmet (American, New York 1854–1948 New York)
  • Illustrator: George Gibson (American, active 1882)
  • Illustrator: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1882
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs and photomechanical reproductions
  • Dimensions: 8 3/16 × 5 1/2 × 13/16 in. (20.8 × 13.9 × 2.1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.571.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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