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| SIGNED 19TH CENTURY CELESTIAL GLOBE ON A GILDED METAL BASE |
| | Maker: | George J. Smith
| | Origin: | American | | Period: | early 1800's |
| | | Materials: | Engraving on paper, wood, bronze, gold | | Dimensions: | 48" high by 23 ½" diameter |
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The globe is signed by the maker "Smith"
George G. Smith of Boston was a prominent 19th
century Boston engraver, trading in collaboration with William B. Annin
as "Annin & Smith." The two began working together about 1820,
which may mean the globe was made before this date.
In 1831, Pendleton's Lithography, a publisher of maps and globes, absorbed their company.
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