Object Number 2023.0001 A

Object Name

Drawing (Map)

Title

A Map of the Various Paths of Life

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Place of Origin

Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Along bottom edge; “Weston Boarding School 1800. Presented 14th Mo. 1806 to R.P. with hope she will excuse its many defects, nor ever expose the Name of the poor Performer.”

Subjects

Allegory; Morality

Materials

Ink-iron gall; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Dimensions (inches)

17.25 (H) , 14.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.815 (H) , 36.83 (L)

Measurement Notes

Measurements from Pook & Pook catalog listing

Object Description

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