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The Codman Collection of Pictures

Description

The Codman house is a treasure trove of some 90 well-documented old master and American paintings, some of them particularly fine. The collection was begun in the last years of the 18th century, and as of the writing of this article, had gone unstudied as a collection or individually. Elizabeth Redmond surveys this fine collection.

Details

Additional Identification Number

Article ID 257

Collection Code

SC001

Collection Name

Old-Time New England

Reference Code

SC001.1981.071.258.007

Abstract

The Codman house is a treasure trove of some 90 well-documented old master and American paintings, some of them particularly fine. The collection was begun in the last years of the 18th century, and as of the writing of this article, had gone unstudied as a collection or individually. Elizabeth Redmond surveys this fine collection.

Date Notes

Volume 71, Number 258 (1981)

Full Article

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Record Details

Originator

Redmond, Elizabeth (Author)

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1981). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

Description Level

Item

Place of Publication

Boston, Mass.

Publisher

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Publisher Series

Old Time New England

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