Scissors Grinder
Scissors Grinder

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Scissors Grinder

A. H., 19th c. (?)
formerly attributed to A.B. Houghton
x1942-103

Information

Title
Scissors Grinder
Maker
A. H.
Medium
Graphite and pen and black ink
Dimensions
15 x 16.7 cm (5 7/8 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1942-103
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: A.H.
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, ink, wove paper
Subject
toys (recreational artifacts), boys, girls, trees, grinders (tools), men, figures (representations)

formerly attributed to A.B. Houghton

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