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John Heathcoat (1783–1861), the Inventor of the Lace-making Machine, from an untitled educational series of Lives of Great People of the West

about 1873 (Meiji 6)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 34.6 × 23.5 cm (13 5/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineJean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection
Accession number2000.307
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceVarious dealers: primarily in London and Tokyo. Purchased between 1985-1999.
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