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Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg: A Golden Legend

[1870]
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg: A Golden Legend
  • Author: Thomas Hood (British, London 1799–1845 London)
  • Illustrator: Thomas S. Seccombe (British, 1840–1890)
  • Engraver: Ferdinand Joubert (French, Paris 1810–1884 Menton)
  • Publisher: Edward Moxon & Company (London)
  • Date: [1870]
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 7 x 1 1/8 in. (23.2 x 17.8 x 2.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.802.19
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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