Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Bethlehem Iron Company, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Title
Bethlehem Iron Company, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Date
1891
Medium
Gouache, black ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite on board
Dimensions
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Overall: 10 15/16 x 7 3/4 in. ( 27.8 x 19.7 cm )
Description
Genre
Credit Line
James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1953.292
Marks
inscribed: verso: "Original by A. Bishop"
Inscriptions
Inscribed at upper center inside image in white gouache: "THE BETHLEHEM IRON COMPANY / SOUTH BETHLEHEM / 1891."; verso inscribed lower center in graphite: "Original by / A. Bishop"; at upper right: "Lehigh W..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
