Christ Church, 1723, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

This engraving shows Christ Church in the center background, with the street in the foreground. The artist has put in the Paul Revere memorial plaque on the church.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
churches (buildings)
streetscapes
prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR178

Physical Descrption

1 line engraving ; 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1939-02-01

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.2950.005

Acqusition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

12 1/4 x 9 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 2, 1939.

Places

North End (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Other People

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818

Subjects

Hull Street (Boston, Mass.)
Salem Street (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Salem St.: Christ Church & Wells Adams Hs.

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