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The Americans at Chateau - Thiessy: La Porte St. Pierre

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1920

GUSN

GUSN-198566

Description

A black and white print of American troops. There are two men on horseback in the center. The sky above the stone wall is dark. In the middle of the wall is an archway with two round turrets on the sides. The title is handwritten in pencil at the lower left and the artist's name is in pencil in the lower right. The wood frame is painted black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prints (visual works)
ink
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Print

Inscription

"Bought at Goodspeeds / Jan. 1920 SZYX / Stephen W. Phillips" (Handwritten note on label.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P163

Maker

Hornby, J G (Artist)
Goodspeed's Bookstore (Dealer)

Dimensions

15 x 16 3/16 x 10/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.586

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