Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Luce Center
Great Expectations; Sketch from Nature
Object Number:
1957.308.17
Date:
c. 1891-1900
Medium:
Graphite and black crayon on card with two reproductive images laid on at center
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 9.8 x 14 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscription below each photograph: Great Expectations fron original watercolor . Sketch from nature watercolor, F.S.C. initials in photo.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center beneath image in black crayon: "GREAT EXPECTATIONS / From original Water Color"; inscribed and signed at lower center beneath image in graphite: "Sketch from Nature / Water Color"; inscribed and signed at lower right inside reproductive image in black crayon: "F.S.C. / copyright"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charlene Whiteley Plummer Gellatly
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
