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Bachelder, John B. [notes on terra cotta fountain of two children]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02673.18 Author/Creator: Bachelder, John B. Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note Date: no date 1876 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.4 x 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 was an artist, historian, and printmaker fascinated with the Battle of Gettysburg. He was selected by Congress to be the battle's official historian.

Bachelder, John Badger, 1825-1894

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