Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sunset on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia
Object Number:
1955.104
Date:
1887 [1872]
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, Augt 23, 1887"
inscription: lower right: "No."
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/"Sunset on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia."/(Barker's Island)/Composed May 24th 1872 & Augt 23, 1887/12 x 7"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller Augt 23d 1887."; at lower right inside image: "no"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'Sunset on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia.' / (Barker's Island) / Composed May 24th 1872 & Augt 23d. 1887. / 12 x 7."
Description:
Landscape
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.
