Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Sketch of a Woman with a Shawl
Object Number:
1935.85.1.54
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (16 x 13.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at middle left: "Carroll Beckwith"; at lower left: "Tired being a Virgin!"
Inscribed in graphite on sketchbook page, below sketch: "Mary complained..."
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
