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1943

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Album Page, Studies of Buildings and Ornament, Freudenstadt

This is a Album page. It was created by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated September 13, 1887 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

32 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.), irregular

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, from upper right corner: (inscribed in circle) 42 / 54 / Steeple at / Freundestadt [sic] / Sept 13th 1887 / A little house sticking out of the / (Freudenstadt) Black Forest / Arm to church stall / Freudenstadt. Note: inscription about the house in the Black Forest seems to have had "Freudenstadt" added earlier or later so that the inscription should read: A little house sticking out of the / Black Forest

Cite this object as

Album Page, Studies of Buildings and Ornament, Freudenstadt; Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); Germany; graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric; 32 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-122

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