Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Winter Scene, Staten Island, New York
Object Number:
1947.378
Date:
1880
Medium:
Black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on blue paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. ( 27.3 x 37.8 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm.R. Miller 1880"
inscription: upper: "(No 6, Winter Scenes)/No [blank] 1000 Gems/"A Winter Scene, Staten Island"/Composed Novr. 25th 1880/12 x 7. Point 15 x 9"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1880."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "(No 6. Winter Scene) / 'No 1000 Gems.' / 'A Winter Scene Staten Island.' / Composed Novr. 25th 1880. / 12 x 7. Paint 15 x 9."; various annotations inside image
Description:
Genre/landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
