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Front elevation of the James F. Bigelow House, Rockland, Mass., 1857

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1857

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

GUSN

GUSN-202691

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Description

1 exterior elevation : black and blue ink, watercolor and/or ink washes, and graphite underdrawing and emendations on wove paper ; 13 3/4 x 19 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

front (positional attribute)
houses
dwellings
Gothic Revival
ink
black (color)
blue (color)
watercolor (paint)
ink washes
graphite (mineral)
underdrawings
wove paper
façades
exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Inscription

James F. Bigelow. / House at East Abington. (handwritten)
Scale 4 feet to an inch (handwritten)
November - 1857 (handwritten)
October - 1857
Front Elevation (handwritten)
L. Briggs, Jr, Architect. / 27 Joy's Building, / Boston. (handwritten)
Sheet No 1 / Original Set. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 exterior elevation : black and blue ink, watercolor and/or ink washes, and graphite underdrawing and emendations on wove paper ; 13 3/4 x 19 inches

Collection Code

AR002

Collection Name

Luther Briggs, Jr. architectural collection

Date of Acquisition

1937

Reference Code

AR002.TMP.004.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Rockland (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Briggs, Luther, 1822-1905 (Architect)

Material Type

exterior elevations
architectural drawings (visual works)

Accruals Note

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

Variant Title

James F. Bigelow House, East Abington (now Rockland), Massachusetts, 1857

Restrictions

One sheet in set is missing.

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

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