Cutting in a Finback (Whale) Provincetown, Massachusettes 1880

Cutting in a Finback (Whale) Provincetown, Massachusettes 1880

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Object Name
Oil Painting
Date made
1880
painter
Ryder, J. S.
Physical Description
paper canvas (overall material)
oil production (overall production method/technique)
oil paint (overall material)
Measurements
painting: 55.3 cm x 78 cm; 21 3/4 in x 30 11/16 in
ID Number
1977.0918.26
accession number
1977.0918
catalog number
1977.0918.26
subject
Whaling
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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