Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study for "Electricity", Columbian Exposition, Manufacturer's Building
Object Number:
1935.85.3.98
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 x 5 15/16 in. (21.1 x 15.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite in sketchbook, at lower right: ""Electricity""
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
