The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days

Editor John Keese American

Illustrator John Gadsby Chapman American

Publisher J. C. Riker American

1846

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Title: The Opal: Pure Gift for the Holy Days
Editor: John Keese (American, active 19th century)
Illustrator: John Gadsby Chapman (American, Alexandria, Virginia 1808–1889 New York)
Publisher: J. C. Riker (New York, NY)
Date: 1846
Medium: Hand colored lthograph
Dimensions: 8 1/16 x 5 11/16 in. (20.5 x 14.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 21.36.75
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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