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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1970.79
People
Martin Mower, American (Lynn, MA 1870 - 1960 Vancouver, British Columbia)
Title
Letters P and E, after French Gothic manuscript
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Manuscript Lettering
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/308927

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, watercolor, gold paint, white gouache on heavy off-white wove paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.3 cm (9 x 6 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower edge, graphite: Martin Mower
  • inscription: verso, u.l., graphite: 23816
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: M Mower

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Alfred Mansfield Brooks, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; to Mrs. Arthur Mansfield (Ruth Steele) Brooks, at his death, 1963, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mrs. Alfred Mansfield Brooks
Accession Year
1970
Object Number
1970.79
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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