Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Path by the Riverside, Paterson, New Jersey
Object Number:
1950.391
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 28.9 x 21.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] Vignettes/(No 1000 Gems)/"The path by the river side"/(Paterson, N.J.)/Composed Decr 18th 1884/8 x 6--14 x 12"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1884."; inscribed at lower right inside image: "No Vignettes" 1884."; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No Vignettes. / (1000 Gems.) / 'The path by the river side.'. / (Patterson, N. J.) / Composed Decr. 18th 1884. / 8 x 6 = 14 x 12."; annotations inside image
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape. The view is taken on the bank of the Passaic River at Paterson, New Jersey.
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
