Jacobs Ladder

Item Information

Title:
Jacobs Ladder
Description:
Countryside scene with man lying beneath a tree and angels descending ladder toward him (depiction of Biblical Jacob's ladder); glazed; simple molded frame painted black.
Date:
1700–1799
Format:
Prints
Genre:
engraving (printing process)
hand coloring
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
engravings (prints)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Bibles
rope ladders
Unidentified Paper
Hand Colored
Stipple Engraved
Jacob's Ladder
Places:
Maine > York (county) > York Harbor
Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.)
Extent:
5.438 in. x 7.313 in. (H x W); 3.625 in. x 5.5 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/4068
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
Accession #:
1977.374B
Identifier:
4068