Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"

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Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Twas the Night Before Christmas, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist/Maker (American, born Germany, 1840 - 1902)
Datepublished December 30, 1876
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsComposition: 13 1/2 in. × 9 in. (34.3 × 22.9 cm) Sheet: 15 5/8 in. × 11 in. (39.7 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Professor Emeritus Jay Williams, Class of 1954
Object number2019.13.357
Not on view
DescriptionCaption under title, "A chance to test Santa Claus's generosity" typeset in black ink.

Additional Details

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 "1056," publisher, and publication date "December 30, 1876" typeset above image in black ink.
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