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Title: The Christmas St. Nicholas
Creator: Inness, George, 1854-1926, artist
A.S. Seer’s Printing Establishment (New York, N.Y.), printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1883
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
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Description: Image of an advertisement for the Christmas St. Nicholas magazine for children; St. Nicholas (or Santa Claus) stands on an oversized issue of St. Nicholas magazine holding the reins of six reindeer who pull him through the sky; large full moon in background.
Date supplied by cataloger based on magazine history; this image appeared on the cover of the 1883 issue. "Geo. Innis[?] Jr."--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom right of image. "A.S. Seer's Print. N.Y."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 50.64 x 37.94 cm (19 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_ART_004670
502949
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5105
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Periodicals
Christmas--Pictorial works
Moon--Pictorial works
Reindeer--Pictorial works
Santa Claus--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Book & magazine posters. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Artist Posters
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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