Steam Fire Engine
Artist
Unknown
Date1857-1860
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 6 1/16 × 8 1/16 inches (15.4 × 20.48 cm)
Mount: 7 1/8 × 9 5/16 inches (18.1 × 23.65 cm)
Mount: 7 1/8 × 9 5/16 inches (18.1 × 23.65 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.3428
Signednone
InscribedInscribed on front mount, lower left, in pen [faded]: "Murray...[?] / Steam Fire Engine / [?]"
MarkingsLengthy inscription on mount verso, faded/barely visible - lists date as ca.1858 and Price $3000
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionVintage salt print. Oval image of a steam fire engine.
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