Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Assorted Vignette Sketches
Object Number:
1951.739f
Date:
1841
Medium:
Graphite on two sheets of beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 27 x 34.6 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W. R. Miller/March 23, 1841"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in black ink: "W.R. Miller / March 23d. 1841"; inscribed along upper edge in graphite: "Very pleasing woodsy Scenery down betwixt Woot. and ...[?] / July 6th 1842"; various other annotations near images, including "Tues. near London"
Description:
Marine details
Gallery Label:
This is a series of interesting little thumbnail sketches, mostly of sailboats, and a few of people. One small study is inscribed: "Trees near London."
Credit Line:
Gift of The Misses Margaret and Ellen Peters
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
