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A Divination in Tea Leaves

1879
19th century
214 x 147 mm (8.4 x 5.8 in.)

Alfred Laurens Brennan, American, (1853–1921)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper

Print impression quality: Very good; image off center, into plate mark

Edition: Published in the “American Art Review” I, (1879-80):330; also published in S.R. Koehler, “American Etchings,” Boston, 1886

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “Brennan/79”

Credit Line: Gift of Juwil C. and Virgil W. Topazio (BA Wesleyan 1943), 1984

Accession Number: 1984.29.126

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divination*, domestic genre, genre*, tea*

divination - Art or practice of foreseeing future events or obtaining secret knowledge through divine sources, omens, or oracles; it is based on the belief that revelations are offered to humans in extrarational forms of knowledge. CCE [November 1994 alternate term added. January 1992 descriptor added.]
domestic genre
genre - Use for pictorial representations, which may be in various media, that represent scenes or events from everyday life; usually used with another term such as "paintings" or "prints." [April 1991 descriptor moved.]
tea - Aromatic beverage prepared from selected dried leaves and buds of the tea plant, by infusion in hot water. [April 1995 scope note changed; alternate term added. March 1994 descriptor added.]

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plate Dimensions: 214 x 147 mm (8.4 x 5.8 in.)

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Alfred Laurens Brennan, American, (1853–1921) . A Divination in Tea Leaves, 1879. Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper. plate : 214 x 147 mm (8.4 x 5.8 in.). Sheet : 314 x 235 mm (12.4 x 9.3 in.). DAC accession number 1984.29.126. Gift of Juwil C. and Virgil W. Topazio (BA Wesleyan 1943), 1984. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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