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William Michael Harnett sketchbook

Archives of American Art

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  • cover
  • cover verso
  • sketch 1
  • sketch 2
  • sketch 3
  • sketch 4
  • sketch 5
  • sketch 6
  • sketch 7
  • sketch 8
  • sketch 9
  • sketch 10
  • sketch 11
  • sketch 12
  • sketch 13
  • sketch 14
  • sketch 15
  • sketch 16
  • sketch 17
  • sketch 18
  • sketch 19
  • sketch 20
  • sketch 21
  • sketch 22
  • sketch 23
  • sketch 24
  • sketch 25
  • sketch 26
  • sketch 27
  • sketch 28
  • cover verso
  • cover back

    Object Details

    Creator

    Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892

    Place of publication, production, or execution

    No place, unknown, or undetermined

    Physical Description

    Sketchbook : 15 p. : graphite ; 14 x 19 cm.

    Summary

    Contains sketches on many of the pages' versos and on the inside of both the front and back covers.
    Entire book is dedicated to sketches of decorative patterns for silver flatware. In addition, there are 3 studies of heads on the inside of the back cover.
    Condition: Front and back covers have almost separated from sketchbook. Pages are becoming brittle and are starting to become unbound. Water stains are apparent on the front cover and throughout the sketchbook.

    Citation

    William Michael Harnett. William Michael Harnett sketchbook, 1870. William Harnett sketches, 1870. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

    Use Note

    U.S. public domain

    Location Note

    Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

    Date

    1870

    Record number

    (DSI-AAA)3372

    Type

    Artworks

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    William Harnett sketches, 1870

    Data Source

    Archives of American Art

    Topic

    Decorative arts

    Metadata Usage

    Usage conditions apply

    Record ID

    AAADCD_item_3372

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