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The Famous Bixby Letter The Model of perfect English
Publisher: M.T. Sheahan, Boston, MA (American, 1903–1910)
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph and metallic pigment on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2014.9461
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
1423
Abraham Lincoln MEMORIAL POST CARD
SHEAHAN'S ORIGINAL IDEA ~ MADE AND COPYRIGHT BY HIM AT
297 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
1423
Abraham Lincoln MEMORIAL POST CARD
SHEAHAN'S ORIGINAL IDEA ~ MADE AND COPYRIGHT BY HIM AT
297 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASS.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)