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Elements of Design. Book First. For the Use of Parents and Teachers

1864
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Elements of Design. Book First. For the Use of Parents and Teachers
  • Author: Written and illustrated by William Rimmer (American (born England), Liverpool 1816–1879 South Milford, Massachusetts)
  • Lithographer: T. R. Holland and Company
  • Publisher: S. R. Ubino (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Printer: John Wilson & Son (Boston, Massachusetts) , Boston
  • Date: 1864
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 6 x 9/16 in. (23.5 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: Ref.1944.1892
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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