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Item 4: Etching of “Handpipe Lots, Beech Glen Ave.,” unknown artist (removed to Black Box #1) , 1879 August

 Item — Box: 21, Folder: 4

Dates

  • Created: 1879 August

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Type of Material:

Etching

Condition Note:

Good.

Measurements:

12 ¾ in. x 9 in. {backing}; 8 in. x 5 ⅝ in. {print}

Description:

An etching of a landscape including some trees resting on a small hill. There is heavy use of cross-hatching within this work to convey detail in the environment.

Location:

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Transcription:

{6th attempt. - Aug. 1879. - Cedars, Handpipe Lot, Beech Glen Ave., Roxbury. - On Line, directly from nature. (Reversed)}

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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