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The Lace Maker, 1880/82. Etching on cream laid paper.

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Etching on cream laid paper · Image/plate: 33.1 × 22.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
The Lace Maker
Artist
Otto Henry Bacher American, 1856-1909
Date
1880/82
Medium
Etching on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 33.1 × 22.7 cm (13 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 37 × 25.9 cm (14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Credit line
The Charles Deering Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1856–1909

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The Lace Maker · Otto Henry Bacher, 1880/82
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