Winslow Homer
Skating on Jamaica Pond, Near Boston

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Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)American, 1836–1910

PublisherPublished by Harper's Weekly(American, 1857–1916)American, 1857–1916

CultureAmerican

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Skating on Jamaica Pond, Near Boston

Date1859

PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States

MediumWood engraving

DimensionsPlate : 5 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (13.8 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 6 11/16 × 10 13/16 in. (17 × 27.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics

Object number75.621

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

bottom right corner below plate in pencil "200 / 47"

printed on the plate bottom right "HOMER", bottom left "HAYES"

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