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Mr. Emerson, rear views, location unknown, 1850-1860

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1850-1860

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-G-402-ORAS08

GUSN

GUSN-165673

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Description

The item verso reads "Three original pencil sketches of R. W. Emerson by Miss Harriot Appleton."

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
authors
transcendentalism
sketches

Additional Identification Number

ACCESS ID 4247
Old ID 4288.00

Physical Description

3 sketches : pencil on lightweight paper ; 8 x 9 inches

Collection Code

GC001

Collection Name

Original art collection

Reference Code

GC001.US.615

Image Dimensions

8 x 9 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Frances Greely Curtis, 7 May 1923.

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Sumner (Appleton), 1841-1923 (artist)

Material Type

sketches

Other People

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

Restrictions

Good.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-G-402-ORAS08

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