Christmas, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Christmas, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Christmas, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished December 26, 1863
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 3/8 × 20 1/2 in. (34 × 52.1 cm) Sheet: 15 3/4 × 21 1/2 in. (40 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.51
Not on view
DescriptionDouble triptych in which a larger grouping depicting Christmas in 1863 sits atop a smaller grouping that emphasizes Jesus' birth.
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Publisher typeset above image in black ink. "Christmas," in the central top, "Foe," in the bottom left, "Furlough" in the central bottom, and "Morning" in the bottom left in block in black ink.
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