Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coast of Cornwall, England
Object Number:
1955.143
Date:
1874
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. ( 25.1 x 18.7 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/(Coast of Cornwall)/The morning after the Wreck/5 x 4 Paint 20 x 16/Composed Augt 23d 1874"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left outside image in black ink: "No."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink and/over graphite: "No. 1000 Gems / (Coast of Cornwall) / The morning after the Wreck. / 5 x 4 Paint 20 x 16. / Composed Augt 23d 1874."
Description:
Seascape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
