Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Portrait of Mélanie, Andé, France
Object Number:
1935.85.3.48
Date:
August 23, 1882
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (20.6 x 17.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "MÉLANIE"; at upper right: "Mélanié"; at center left, vertically: "ANDÉ 23 AOUT 1882"; at lower left: "C.B."
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Verso: Partial sketch (page excised) of unknown subject.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
