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Item 5: Etching of “Grove on Beech Glen Ave.,” unknown artist (removed to Black Box #1), 1879 August

 Item — Box: 21, Folder: 5

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 ⅞ in. x 9 in. {backing}; 8 ⅛ in. x 5 ¾ in. {print}

Description:

An etching of a forest landscape scene with some foliage and rocks. Deeper etching towards the foreground creates the illusion of depth in this print.

Location:

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Transcription:

{5th attempt. Aug 1879.- Grove on Beech Glen Ave., Roxbury. - On zink, directly from nature (Reversed)}

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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