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James going a spree

James going a spree

Unidentified artist, American, 19th century

19th century

Medium/TechniqueDrawing, graphite on paper

DimensionsSheet: 20.7 x 12.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)

Credit LineEmily L. Ainsley Fund

Accession number2016.357

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InscriptionsOn recto in graphite: " – I don't like the Hook, / I sail rather / to the Five Points, I guess – / three Dollars cash in my pockets / and a new silk handkerchief, / I am a smart feller, God / bless me!"ProvenanceNovember 26, 2015, anonymous sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin (sale 106), lot 6745, to the MFA. (Accession date: June 22, 2016)

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