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How to Read a Museum Label
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Example:
Maker(s):
Eakins, Thomas
Culture:
American (1844 - 1916)
Title:
In Grandmother's Time
Date Made:
1876
Type:
Painting
Materials:
oil on canvas
Place Made:
United States
Measurements:
stretcher: 16 x 12 in.; 40.64 x 30.48 cm
Narrative Inscription:
signed and dated on spinning wheel: Eakins 76
Accession Number:
SC 1879:1
Credit Line:
Purchased
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