The Birthplace of Shakespeare. Stratford on Avon.
Dateafter 1867
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 7/16in. (20.6 x 31.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 11/16 x 17 5/8in. (32.2 x 44.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 11/16 x 17 5/8in. (32.2 x 44.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionView of a two-story half-timbered house with brick chimneys, two doorways, one evidently a half-door, and a projecting covered wooden shelf on the first floor. A sign above reads: "THE IMMORTAL / SHAKESPEARE / WAS BORN IN THIS HOUSE." Additional houses are attached at the right, and additional structures, possibly including a barn or shed, are attached at the rear and are visible at the left. A board fence in dilapidated condition is also at the left. Small trees are on both sides of the house. A woman and a small child are walking in the street at the left. Two men and a woman stand beneath a tree at the right.
Object number1950.202.152
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE BIRTHPLACE OF SHAKESPEARE. / STRATFORD ON AVON." In pencil, lower left, "Drawer 24 #13".On verso, in black ink, "992". In pencil: upper left, "Print / Box 9 / #3"; lower right, "Drawer 24" and accession number.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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