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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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 3, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.26
Thanksgiving-Day, November 26, 1863, from "Harper's Weekly"
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Thomas Nast
Date: published December 5 , 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.47
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Thomas Nast
Date: published January 24, 1863
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.28
A Tammany Rat, from "Harper's Weekly"
A Tammany Rat, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 7, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.259
Photo by John Bentham.
Christmas Time
Thomas Nast
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Object number: 1944.1.61
The Union Christmas Dinner, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Union Christmas Dinner, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 31, 1864
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.67
Merry Christmas to All, from "Harper's Weekly"
Merry Christmas to All, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1865
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.75
Christmas Supplement, from "Harper's Weekly"
Christmas Supplement, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 31, 1870
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.123
The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Same Old Christmas Story Over Again, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 4, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.216
The Watch on Christmas Eve, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Watch on Christmas Eve, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published January 1, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.306
Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 30, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.357
’Twas the Night before Christmas, from Harper's Weekly
’Twas the Night before Christmas, from Harper's Weekly
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 25, 1886
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.639