Laws of the Commonwealth for the Government of the Massachusetts State Prison...on the Completion of the New Prison, October 1829.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Austin
(American, 1778–1841)
Pendleton's Lithography
(American, founded in 1825)
Bunker Hill Aurora
(American, 19th century)
1830
Place of PublicationCharlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with two lithographs
DimensionsOverall: 24.5 x 15.8 x 1.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in honor of Francis B. Sayre former Commissioner of Correction
Accession number57.186
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Charlestown: Press of the Bunker Hill Aurora, 1830
ProvenanceInscribed pen and brown ink on outside front wrapper "Messrs Davis & Brooks / New York"; anonymous donor, by whom given to MFA, March 14, 1957.