PlaquesBritish19th century
Ploughing and Sowing
1889
Artists
Walter CraneArtist
Maw & CompanyManufacturer
Description
Sixteen tiles, framed together.
Dimensions
31.5 x 118.8 x 3.8 cm (12 3/8 x 46 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Eames MacVeagh, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1952.
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