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Joseph Pennell
Photo Credit: photo: J. Giammatteo
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Caissons on Vessey Street
192420th century
353 x 237 mm (13.9 x 9.3 in.)
Joseph Pennell, American, (1857–1926)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper
Print impression quality:
Very good with plate tone
Edition:
ca. 75
Marks:
Signed in pencil, lower center: “J. Pennell imp”; inscribed in brown ink on verso, upper right: “Quatre vingt Treize”; inscribed in pencil, lower right: “Davison”
Bibliography:
Wuerth 854.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1943
Accession Number:
1943.D1.213
Keywords
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- bridges (built works) - Structures spanning and providing passage over waterways, topographic depressions, transportation routes, or similar circulation barriers. [September 1994 scope note added; related term added. March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'bridges'; alternate term changed, was 'bridge'.]
- cityscapes - Use for creative works that depict settlements that may be considered cities. For creative works depicting settlements that may be considered towns, use "townscapes (representations)." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer
- New York City - TGN 7007567 (“New York” preferred, “New York City” display; retained “City” for clarity)
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 353 x 237 mm (13.9 x 9.3 in.)
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Credit Caption
Joseph Pennell, American, (1857–1926) . Caissons on Vessey Street, 1924. Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper. plate : 353 x 237 mm (13.9 x 9.3 in.). Sheet : 405 x 261 mm (15.9 x 10.3 in.). DAC accession number 1943.D1.213. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1943. (photo: J. Giammatteo) .