Detail View: The AMICA Library: Too Old a Bird to be Caught with Chaff

AMICA ID: 
SAAM.1995.20.1
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Mixed Media
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
19th century
Creator Name-CRT: 
Unidentified
Title: 
Too Old a Bird to be Caught with Chaff
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
19th century
Creation Start Date: 
1800
Creation End Date: 
1899
Materials and Techniques: 
wood engraving and photographs mounted on paper
Dimensions: 
sheet: 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.7 cm.)
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
25.40
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
22.90
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Depth
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location: 
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number: 
1995.20.1
Credit Line: 
Museum purchase made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Fortunato Porotto
Inscriptions: 
upper right: WILLhLOW 72 (wavy horizontal line) below engraving lower center printed: "TOO OLD TO BE CAUGHT WITH CHAFF mat lower right in pencil: 120 x
Copyright: 
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
SAAM.1995.20.1_1a.tif