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On Display: House - Cecil Hall
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
(Putnam family coat of arms)
John Coles Sr.
1780-1790
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Coles Sr. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Danvers; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1955.0083.004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0083.004 A
Object Name
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Title
(Putnam family coat of arms)
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
John Coles Sr. (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Danvers; Massachusetts; Essex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1780-1790
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
14 (H) x 9.8 (W) x 12.1 (Image H) x 9.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.6 (H) x 24.8 (W) x 30.8 (Image H) x 23 (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
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. 99Article: Ring, Betty. 10//1993 New England Heraldic Needlework of the Neoclassical Period. Antiques. 144: 484-493.