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First floor plan of the James F. Bigelow House, Rockland, Mass., 1857

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1857

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

GUSN

GUSN-202692

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Description

1 floor plan : black ink, watercolor, and graphite underdrawing on wove paper ; 19 x 12 inches

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Gothic Revival
ink
black (color)
watercolor (paint)
graphite (mineral)
underdrawings
wove paper
floor plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Inscription

James F. Bigelow. / House at East Abington. (handwritten)
Sheet N0 4 / Original Set (handwritten)
Principal Story (handwritten)
Scale 4 feet to an inch (handwritten)
October - 1957 (handwritten)
L. Briggs. Jr, / Architect. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 floor plan : black ink, watercolor, and graphite underdrawing on wove paper ; 19 x 12 inches

Collection Code

AR002

Collection Name

Luther Briggs, Jr. architectural collection

Date of Acquisition

1937

Reference Code

AR002.TMP.004.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Rockland (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Briggs, Luther, 1822-1905 (Architect)

Material Type

floor plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Accruals Note

Included in the Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England exhibition.

Variant Title

James F. Bigelow House, East Abington (now Rockland), Massachusetts, 1857

Restrictions

One sheet in set is missing.

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vertical File 4A, Drawer 3

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