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Watercolor rendering of the main hall of the Caldwell House, Kay St., Newport, Rhode Island

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1900

Location Note

VF2, section 14

GUSN

GUSN-203210

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Description

1 rendering : watercolor

Details

Descriptive Terms

watercolor (paint)
architecture (discipline)
halls (interior spaces)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Description

1 rendering : watercolor

Custodial History

Purchased from Charles Wood who bought from a dealer in E. Bridgewater, Mass., who said he found this in a local attic, March, 1973.

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1973

Reference Code

AR001.USRI.0500.001

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Places

Newport (Rhode Island island, Newport county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Johnston, John Dixon, 1849-1928

Material Type

renderings (drawings)

Accruals Note

Exhibited: RISD Museum, 1982, "Buildings on Paper"

Description Level

Item

Location Note

VF2, section 14

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