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Ground plan of an unidentified Italianate villa, designed by Gervase Wheeler, location unknown, ca. 1848-1849

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1848

Location Note

Vert File 2 - Sections 1-2

GUSN

GUSN-180724

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Description

1 ground plan : black ink, watercolor, and graphite emendations on wove paper ; 19 x 27 3/16 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

Italianate (North American architecture styles )
villas
black (color)
ink
watercolor (paint)
graphite (mineral)
wove paper
ground plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Physical Description

1 ground plan : black ink, watercolor, and graphite emendations on wove paper ; 19 x 27 3/16 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1961

Reference Code

AR001.UNK.013.001

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Record Details

Originator

Wheeler, Gervase (Architect)

Material Type

ground plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Accruals Note

Included in the Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England exhibition.

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vert File 2 - Sections 1-2

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