Charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by an employee of Lura Woodside Watkins, Middleton, Mass., 20th century

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GUSN-358416

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Original art collection
Massachusetts
Middleton
Charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by an employee of Lura Woodside Watkins, Middleton, Mass., 20th century
(current record)

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Original art collection
- Massachusetts
  - Middleton
    - Charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by a friend of Lura Woodside Watkins, Middleton, Mass., 20th century (current record)

Description

One charcoal sketch of a fishing wharf drawn by an individual identified as Kara, a man worked at the household of Lura Woodside Watkins and her husband Charles Watkins. Sketch was drawn in Middleton, Massachusetts, during the 20th century. It measures 14 x 18 inches and depicts a fishing wharf, various boats, a body of water, and a portion of a building.

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Descriptive Terms

sketches
charcoal (plant material)
fishing vessels
wharves
boats
bodies of water
fishing
charcoal (plant material)
sketches
matting (supporting)
mounts (secondary support)

Physical Descrption

1 charcoal sketch : matted and mounted ; 14 x 18 inches

Collection Code

GC001

Collection Name

Original art collection

Date of Acquisition

2015

Reference Code

GC001.USMA.Middleton.788

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, 2015

Places

Middleton (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

charcoal (plant material)
sketches
matting (supporting)
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Watkins, Lura Woodside, 1887-1982
Watkins, Charles Hadley, 1886-1957

Subjects

Art
Charcoal

Conservation Note

Sketch was removed from frame for long-term storage and preservation.

Description Level

Item

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