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The Glow Worm

1896
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Glow Worm
  • Author: William Manning (British, active 1896)
  • Illustrator: Westley Horton (British, active late 19th century)
  • Designer: Cover by Charles Holme
  • Publisher: Frank T. Sabin (London)
  • Printer: Chiswick Press (British, London) by Charles Whittingham and Co.
  • Date: 1896
  • Medium: Illustrations: woodcut
  • Dimensions: 9 x 7 5/16 x 9/16 in. (22.8 x 18.6 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.513.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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