Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artillery Damaged Buildings in a Southern City
Object Number:
1945.580.65
Date:
1861-65
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 10 5/8 in. ( 35.6 x 27 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Irvin Platt [Iron plates?]"
Description:
Civil War Drawings Collection.
Credit Line:
James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
John T. Kavanaugh Collection, Rutherford, New Jersey, 1945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
