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The Way it Looks from the Stern Seat

The Way it Looks from the Stern Seat

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The Way it Looks from the Stern Seat
ArtistAmerican, 1843/44–1917
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Way it Looks from the Stern Seat
Date1880s–1890s
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 4 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (11 × 19.1 cm)
 Sheet: 4 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (11 × 19.1 cm)
 Mount: 5 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (13.3 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cindi Blakely in honor of Robert T. Blakely at "One Great Night in November, 2001"
Object number2001.385
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Lee Gallery, Winchester, Massachusetts]; purchased by MFAH, 2001.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In image, lower left: 60 The Way it Looks from the Stern Seat.
Miscellaneous pencil marks regarding matting or framing on both sides of the mount.

Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top center: STODDARD
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top right: 52044 // 3 [circled]
Inscribed in ink, mount verso, center: # // 4549 // #
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso: 6 ¾ E

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