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South elevation of the Oakes Ames House, North Easton, Mass., ca. 1850

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

Vertical File 2, Section 12a

GUSN

GUSN-180726

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Description

1 exterior elevation : brown ink, black ink, and/or watercolor washes, and graphite underwriting on wove paper ; 13 1/4 x 19 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

south
houses
brown (color)
black (color)
ink
watercolor (paint)
wash (coating)
graphite (mineral)
wove paper
underdrawings
dwellings
exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Physical Description

1 exterior elevation : brown ink, black ink, and/or watercolor washes, and graphite underwriting on wove paper ; 13 1/4 x 19 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1988

Reference Code

AR001.USMA.0900.001

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Places

North Easton (Bristol county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Hayward, Joseph, 1810-1880 (Architect)

Material Type

exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Other People

Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873

Other Organizations

Ames family

Accruals Note

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

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical File 2, Section 12a

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