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Object Name
Print - "There Was a long procession of School Girls Coming Down North Street"
Object Number
1976-36-1
Description
Print in reverse from etched plate. A procession of girls shown on right led by two men playing the flute and flagolet. On the left side of the composition are three men and a coach watching the girls. Printed in reverse below the scene are the words "There Was a long procession of school girls coming down North Street/ In Memory of/ Sarah Pierce/ Pioneer in The Higher Education of Women/ From/ 1792-1833." To the right of the title, printed in reverse, "James/ Calvert/ Smith/ 1932."
Comment
This print is from a plate etched by Bernhardt Wall of Lime Rock. The picture was executed by Calvert Smith on the Memorial to Miss Pierce on North Street.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1932
Dimensions
Framed Height: 16", Width: 18"; Work Height: 101/2", Width: 12 1/4"
Materials
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Print - "There Was a long procession of School Girls Coming Down North Street"