Old Time Letter Rack
John Frederick Peto
(American, 1854–1907)
1894
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions76.52 x 63.5 cm (30 1/8 x 25 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession number64.411
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: John. F Peto/.94; Reverse, before relining: OLD TIME LETTER RACK/BY/John F. Peto/Island Heights/New Jersey/1894Provenance1894, sold by the artist to Dr. Edward J. Ill (1854-1942), New Jersey; 1942, by descent to his grandson, Edward Ill, Southampton, Long Island; about 1952, with Victor Spark, New York; 1952, sold by Victor Spark to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1964, bequest of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1964)
