Sketches from Narragansett, Rhode Island

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Object Details

Artist

Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Vertical rectangle. Obverse: Oblique view of a grazing ox and the center part of his body, shown in profile, turned toward left. The hind legs and an eye are shown respectively in the top corners. The upper part of the body when going under the yoke is shown form the front, center right. Three busts of men, one of them slightly sketched. A cart with two wheels. Reverse, in opposite direction: The head of an ox, slightly oblique, shown from the left side.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman

Date

1871

Accession Number

1939-85-14

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pencil, pen, brown ink. Reverse: with water colors, white gouache. Gray paper

Dimensions

Overall: 18.9 x 11.7 cm (7 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

made in

USA

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48f7af5b0-026f-4655-9056-020d80c340d6

Record ID

chndm_1939-85-14