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Museum purchase, 1959.111.3  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Noah Webster
Museum purchase, 1959.111.3 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Noah Webster

After a work byAfter a work by James Herring American, 1794 - 1867
Datemid 19th century
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (11.4 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 6 1/8in. (25.4 x 15.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, and stock. He is seted in an armchair. Two quill pens and an inkwell are on a table at the left.
Object number1959.111.3
InscribedOn recto, lower center, printed in black ink, "NOAH WEBSTER. / [facsimile signature]"; lower right, in pencil, "West Hartford, Conn."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, "1959.111.3" / "66267"
NotesSubject Note: Noah Webster was born in West Hartford and educated at Yale College. He was the author of numerous schoolbooks, including a spelling book, and a dictionary.
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