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Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff

A. W. Elson & Co. (American, about 1874–1925)
American
before 1892

Medium/Technique Photogravure Gilbo
Dimensions Sheet: 31.6 × 25.2 cm (12 7/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of A. W. Elson & Co.
Accession NumberM8822
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

InscriptionsLower right, in plate: A. W. Elson & Co. Boston.
Lower center, in plate: Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff / born 1810, died 1874 / Mayor of Boston 1868, 1869, 1870.
Lower center, in graphite: From a negative from life.
Verso, in graphite: Elson
Provenance1892, gift of A. W. Elson & Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: August 12, 1892)