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Plan and backdrops for set C, 1905

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1905-11-10 - 1905-11-26

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 2

GUSN

GUSN-252763

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Description

Plan and interior elevations of the "Old Fashioned House" for a production of She Stoops to Conquer. Elevations were likely backdrops and include drawings of a border piece for the ceiling; an arch; and a fireplace.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stages (performance spaces)
sets (groups)
houses
fireplaces
arches
borders (ornament areas)
backdrops
drawings (visual works)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations

Physical Description

4 drawings : ink on vellum

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.002.07.004

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)

Material Type

drawings (visual works)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 2

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