Object Details
Artist
Walter Shirlaw, American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Shown are a violin held by a player and two details: the left hand with most of his arm and fore part of the violin. Two right hands in the pose of holding the bow; a left hand shown from above; a right hand holding something shown from the fingers; a right shoe, obliquely shown. The back part of the left shoe shown in profile. An account at upper edge.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw
Date
March 1878
Accession Number
1912-16-4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Graphite, white crayon on rough grey paper
Dimensions
49.7 × 38 cm (19 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
made in
USA
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1912-16-4