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Watercolor painting with orange-sailed ship in center and domed building on right horizon. Background appears to be beige paper with light blue wash. The artisit's name in lower left corner. Frame is gold painted, flat with outside border. Original mat was textured gold painted mat board. Original backing board of thin, stained wood.
watercolors (paintings)
paintings (visual works)
watercolor (paint)
paper (fiber product)
Painting
"Calm Morning Venice / Waiting For The TIde To Turn / George W Harvey / Annisquam - Mass," (Handwritten in pen)
"S.W.P / from / D.P. / Dec 25, 1900" (Handwritten in pen)
"Left / Fireplace / Wall Top / Breast / Living Room" (Handwritten note attached)
"37947 / J. EASTMAN CHASE / PAINTINGS AND FRAMES / 423 BOYLSTON ST. / BOSTON" (Printed label from framer)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P106
FA121
Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Artist)
17 6/16 x 15 5/16 x 1 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.529
ca. 1900 (Purchased December 25, 1900.)
Venice (Venezia province, Veneto, Italy)
Massachusetts (United States)
Gloucester (Essex county, Massachusetts)
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