1906-1907
Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 6
GUSN-252751
Reverse prints of backdrops for Set A for a production of The Merchant of Venice at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. Backdrops included are: possibly a house with a first floor arcade; a structure with yellow and red hangings and a column; St. Giorgio Island and a separate column; houses with sailboats; gondolas and balustrades; an arched bridge; and some Venetian houses.
backdrops
sets (groups)
houses
arcades (structural assemblies)
columns (architectural elements)
wall hangings
islands
sailboats
gondolas (flat-bottomed watercraft)
balustrades
bridges (built works)
stages (performance spaces)
drawings (visual works)
6 Van Dyke or reverse brownprints
AR003
Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection
AR003.002.03.005b
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)
drawings (visual works)
Item
Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 6
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