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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.6.2.40
People
William Redish Pywell (Baltimore, Maryland 1843 - 1887)
Alexander Gardner, American (Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland 1821 - 1882 Washington, D. C.)
Title
Old Capitol Prison, Washington
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph, album page
Date
1866
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/343525

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
17.8 x 22.9 cm (7 x 9 in.)
mount: 31.8 x 43.2 cm (12 1/2 x 17 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
2013.6.2.40
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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