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Illustration for table of contents for Harper’s Round Table
Illustration for table of contents for Harper’s Round Table

Illustration for table of contents for Harper’s Round Table

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Object Details

Title:
Illustration for table of contents for Harper’s Round Table
Date:
1897
Artist:
Medium:
Pen and ink on tracing paper on poster board
Dimensions
11 ¾ x 8 3/8 in.
Classification
Periodicals
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[top of content page in ink]: Harper’s Round Table; [bottom right of top illustration in ink]: V.O; [center of content page in ink]: August 1st MDCCCXCVII / Table of Contents; [bottom of content page in ink]: Published by Harper and Brothers, New York; [verso in blue ink]: Violet Oakley / 1523 Chestnut Street / Philadelphia; [verso in graphite]: I-43

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