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Object Timeline

1953

  • We acquired this object.

1990

  • Work on this object ended.

2024

  • You found it!

Sketchbook, Sketchbook: Sea and Coast

This is a Sketchbook. It was created by William Trost Richards. It is dated 1885–90 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is graphite (82 leaves), pen and black ink (5 leaves) on cream wove paper (bound). It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by National Academy of Design. It is credited Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest.

Its dimensions are

11.8 x 19 cm (4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.) Sheet:11.7 x 18.9 cm (4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.) Sheet:4 5/8 x 7 1/2in.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in [?] on inside cover: ... marked 89 leaves (2 blank)

Cite this object as

Sketchbook, Sketchbook: Sea and Coast; William Trost Richards (American, 1833–1905); USA; graphite (82 leaves), pen and black ink (5 leaves) on cream wove paper (bound); 11.8 x 19 cm (4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.) Sheet:11.7 x 18.9 cm (4 5/8 x 7 7/16 in.) Sheet:4 5/8 x 7 1/2in. ; Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest; 1953-179-84

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