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Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 [notes on terra cotta fountain of two children]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.18 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note Date: 1876 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

One of the most charming designs in the Exhibition is the fountain of Terra Cotta representing two children standing under a spread umbrella above which the jet of water plays....
Autograph note, probably ca. 1876 and accompanied by #19, upon which dating is based.

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

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