Object Number 1955.0083.004 A

Object Name

Drawing (Watercolor drawing)

Title

(Putnam family coat of arms)

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Coles Sr. (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1780-1790

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 12.1 (Image H) , 9.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.6 (H) , 24.8 (W) , 12.1 (Image H) , 9.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at maximum. Chain interval: 2.7 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm.

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent and opaque watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 173, fig. 95,
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 183, fig. 99
[Article] Ring, Betty. 10//1993 New England Heraldic Needlework of the Neoclassical Period. Antiques. 144: 484-493.
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