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Venetian Mirror

1935
20th century
162 x 358 mm (6.4 x 14.1 in.)

John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953)

Alternative title: The Grand Canal, Venice

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching printed in brown ink on wove paper

State: Second of two states

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: from Italian Series

Edition: Trial proof; 26

Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “John Taylor Arms—1935”; inscribed in pencil, lower left: “Trial proof”; inscribed in pencil, lower center: Title and “Trial proof from The Collection of the artist”

Marks: Watermark: MADE IN ENGLAND LINE (N)

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: John Taylor Arms (stamped)

Bibliography: Fletcher 289 trial proof ii/ii; Karen F. Beall, American Prints in the Library of Congress (1970) 507; Arms 237.

Credit Line: Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939

Accession Number: 1939.5.136

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This object has the following keywords:

architecture*, Gothic (Medieval), mirrors*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
Gothic (Medieval)
mirrors - Use for objects with a highly polished surface, often framed, which are designed to reflect images.

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plate Dimensions: 162 x 358 mm (6.4 x 14.1 in.)

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John Taylor Arms, American, (1887–1953) . Venetian Mirror, 1935. From Italian Series. Etching printed in brown ink on wove paper. Second of two states. plate : 162 x 358 mm (6.4 x 14.1 in.). Sheet : 238 x 447 mm (9.4 x 17.6 in.). DAC accession number 1939.5.136. Gift of the artist (hon. MA Wesleyan 1939), 1939.

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