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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1997.36.96
People
John Wood, American (active 1850s - 1870s)
Title
Sheet 80: Thomas Crawford's plaster model of "The Indian: The Dying Chief Contemplating the Progress of Civilization"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Photographs of the U.S. Capitol
Alternate Title: Sheet 80: From T. Crawford's plaster model
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1857-1858
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/281052

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Salted paper print
Dimensions
image: 22.3 x 21.2 cm (8 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on mount, upper center: From Crawford's plaster model; inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on mount, lower right: 80

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Thomas Ustick Walter L.L.D., Washington, D.C., gift to Harvard University, 1858.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
P1997.36.96
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/01/2017 - 03/07/2018

Verification Level

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