Winslow Homer
Skating on Jamaica Pond, Near Boston

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
PublisherAmerican, 1857–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • 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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