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"Our Room, Columbus Avenue, Boston"

Description

An interior view of the boarding house room in which the Elliots stayed while visiting Boston showing a kettle on a warming stand, a pet bird on a perch, picture frames and Japanese fans on the mantle over the fireplace, chairs, a sofa, windows with drapes, and a table.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
sitting rooms
kettles (vessels)
frames (ornament areas)
fans (costume accessories)
fireplaces
chairs (furniture forms)
sofas
windows
draperies (curtains)
tables (support furniture)
watercolors (paintings)

Physical Description

1 watercolor, mounted ; 10.5 x 6 inches

Collection Code

GC005

Collection Name

Arthur Elliot graphic collection

Date of Acquisition

2009

Reference Code

GC005.11

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

10.5 x 6 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bill and Nancy Osgood, 2009.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Elliot, Arthur (Painter)

Material Type

watercolors (paintings)

Subjects

Columbus Avenue (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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