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The Main Square, Montabaur

American History Museum

Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, The Main Square, Montabaur
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Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal and graphite sketch on paper. The sketch shows three sides of the main square of Montabaur, a town in Germany that is about 20 kilometers northeast of Koblenz. The drawing is framed on the left by the large Neo-Gothic Town Hall and several timber-frame buildings. People are walking along the square, and in and out of the gothic arches of the Town Hall. There are two automobiles in the square (the catalog card indicates that they are Army trucks). In the background, is the Schloss Montabaur, or castle of Montabaur.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25878

catalog number

25878

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)
graphite (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 18 in x 15 3/4 in; 45.72 cm x 40.005 cm

place made

Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Montabaur

depicted

Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Montabaur

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

depicted

Architecture

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-874a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445348
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