The Christmas Child (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 56)

Author Related author Isa Craig British, born Scotland

January 1862

Not on view

Illustrating "Mistress and Maid, A Household Story" a new maid stands awkwardly in a kitchen as three women seated at a table look at her, and another watches from near a fireplace.

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Title: The Christmas Child (in "Good Words for 1862," p. 56)
Artist: Thomas Morten (British, Uxbridge 1836–1866 London)
Engraver: Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
Author: Related author Isa Craig (British, born Scotland, 1831–1903)
Date: January 1862
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 5/16 in. (23.7 × 16 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Sinclair Hamilton, 1965
Object Number: 65.629.3(1.5-2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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