The Haunted House; or, the 'Murdered' Rag Baby will not be Still, from "Harper's Weekly"

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The Haunted House; or, the 'Murdered' Rag Baby will not be Still, from "Harper's Weekly"
The Haunted House; or, the 'Murdered' Rag Baby will not be Still, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished April 8, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 5/16 in. × 9 in. (33.8 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.2 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.318
Not on view
DescriptionMan kneeling behind table propping up rag baby with belt reading "Inflation". Angry crowds in background and on balcony. Captioned "Shake its gory locks at them until they make it vanish." typeset beneath title in black ink.
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Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Jay G. Williams.
Markings None noted.
Signature Signed "Th Nast" in block at lower right composition.
Inscribed Title typeset beneath image in black ink. Page number "6," publisher, and publication date "April 8, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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