P1997.36.101: Sheet 83: "The Landing of the Pilgrims," design for the pediment of south wing by Palmer, not yet adopted
Photographs
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- P1997.36.101
- People
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John Wood, American (active 1850s - 1870s)
- Title
- Sheet 83: "The Landing of the Pilgrims," design for the pediment of south wing by Palmer, not yet adopted
- Other Titles
- Series/Book Title: Photographs of the U.S. Capitol
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- photograph
- Date
- May 11, 1855
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/281392
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Salted paper print
- Dimensions
- image: 20.1 x 38 cm (7 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on recto, upper left: Design for Pediment of south wing [over] by Palmer - not yet adopted, May 11, 1855 [over] subject - "the landing of the Pilgrims"; inscribed [by Thomas Walter] in black ink on mount, lower right: 83
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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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
- P1997.36.101
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Verification Level
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