The Moon, New York, January 8, 1865
The Moon, New York, January 8, 1865

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The Moon, New York, January 8, 1865,

January 8, 1865

Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, American, 1816–1892
2012-50

Information

Title
The Moon, New York, January 8, 1865
Dates

January 8, 1865

Maker
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

54.6 × 43.5 cm (21 1/2 × 17 1/8 in.)
mount: 71.1 x 55.9 cm. (28 x 22 in.)
mat: 71.1 x 61 cm. (28 x 24 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, bequest of John W. H. Simpson, Class of 1966, in memory of Wellington Hope Simpson, Class of 1931

Object Number
2012-50
Place Made

North America, United States

Inscription

Signed and titled in white on print, lower left: Lewis M. Rutherford / New York Jan. 8, 1865

Culture
American
Type
albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
albumen process, mounting
Subject
moons, astronomical photography

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