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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
West Farms Road, Westchester County, New York
Object Number:
1950.393
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on gray-green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(On the old West Farms road)/"A Westchester Lane Scene"/Composed April 15th 1884/10 x 7--20 x 14"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1884"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (On the old West Farms road) / 'Westchester Lane Scene.' / Composed Apriil 15th 1884. / 10 x 7 = 10 x 14."
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape. West Farms Road is now in the Borough of the Bronx, New York City, formerly part of Westchester County.
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
