Object Number 1952.0032 C

Object Name

Backboard

Category

Frames

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Charles N. Robinson (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Philadelphia city directories list Robinson at 86 Chesnut Street between 1823-49.

Date

1823-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Top center on (c) backboard; CHARLES N. ROBINSON,/ CARVER AND GILDER,/ ...

Materials

Pine; Ink; Paper

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 18 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33 (H) , 45.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of (c) backboard: H (at left) 13.0 in. (33.0 cm), W (at bottom) 18.0 in. (45.7 cm).

Watermark

"RUSE & TURNER"

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Ruse & Turner was a British firm (1805-1845).

Object Description

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