Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
1836
1858.3
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
An Ulster County Shanty, New York
Title
An Ulster County Shanty, New York
Object name
Genre/landscape
Date
1885
Medium
Black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on gray-green paper
Dimensions
Overall: 13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. ( 34.9 x 27.6 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1955.101
Marks
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, July 1885"
inscription: lower right: "No."
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/Paint 18 x 14/"An Ulster County Shanty."/Composed July 19th 1885/9 x 7"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller. July.1885"; inscribed at lower right inside image: "no."; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / Paint 8 x 14. / 'An Ulster County Shanty.' / Composed July 19th 1885. / 9 x 7."
Gallery Label
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
