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Cover for "Archibald the Cat"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Left; seascape. Upper left, three owls perched on a branch; upper right, man in sky with saw in the right hand, string tied around him. Lower left, tail of serpent extending into horizon; center left, setting sun smiling in the horizon. Right, cover for Archibald the Cat. Wind said, with inscription, black cat behind sail, left.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Illustrator
Frederick Stuart Church, American, 1842–1924
Collector
Dr. Dudley Tenney, New York City
Author
Roland Folger Coffin, American, 1826–1888
Date
1878
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Medium
Printed in black ink and red ink on blue paper
Dimensions
30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
Type
albums (bound) & books
Object Name
Ephemera
Type
Ephemera
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