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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.6.1
People
Alexander Gardner, American (Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland 1821 - 1882 Washington, D. C.)
Title
Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume I
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
album
Date
1866
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/343282

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bound album of albumen silver prints
Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
covering boards: 31.8 x 43.2 cm (12 1/2 x 17 in.)
each print: 17.8 x 22.9 cm (7 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Albert H. Small, sold; [through Christie's New York, May 18, 2012]; to Donald Heald, New York, and William Reese, New Haven, CT (2012-2013), sold; [through Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA]; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.6.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Julie Wertz, Arthur McClelland, Debora Mayer, and Penley Knipe, Modeling Chemical Tests and Fiber Identification of Paper Materials Using Principal Component Analysis and Specular Reflection FTIR Data, Heritage, Heritage (https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage5030102, August 1, 2022), 5, 3, Pages 1960-1973, Figure 4, Page 1968; Figure 7, Page 1970

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 03/04/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/04/2015 - 07/08/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2015 - 11/10/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/10/2015 - 03/10/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/10/2016 - 07/14/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/14/2016 - 11/16/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/17/2016 - 03/07/2017; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/12/2018 - 09/06/2018; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/08/2018 - 03/20/2019; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/04/2020 - 11/08/2021

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