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"1/2" Scale Details of Servants Wardrobes, Broom Closets, Etc.", House of J.S. Ames, Esq. at 3 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, undated

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Location Note

HGO-01-001-M-C-7

GUSN

GUSN-269823

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Description

Many of the drawings on this sheet are crossed out, with multiple notes saying "See other sheets."

Details

Descriptive Terms

town houses
alterations (object components)
additions (general components)
wardrobes (case furniture)
closets (storage spaces)
servants
architectural drawings (visual works)
detail drawings (drawings)
scale drawings
elevations (orthographic projections)

Inscription

Little & Browne, Architects, 70 Kilby Street, Boston, Mass. (handwritten)
CONTRACTOR IS / TO VERIFY ALL / MEASUREMENTS (stamped)

Physical Description

1 sheet of detail drawings : pencil and ink on trace

Collection Code

AR004

Collection Name

Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

Reference Code

AR004.001.002.008.117

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Little, Arthur, 1852-1925 (Architect)
Browne, Herbert W. C., 1860-1946 (Architect)
Little & Browne (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
detail drawings (drawings)
scale drawings
elevations (orthographic projections)

Other People

Ames, John Stanley, d. 1959

Subjects

Domestic workers

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-M-C-7

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