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Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Harlem, the Country House of Dr. Edmondson, Baltimore
Nicolino V. Calyo
1834-1834
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Nicolino V. Calyo (Painter)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Gouache
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1968.0060 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1968.0060 A
Object Name
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Title
Harlem, the Country House of Dr. Edmondson, Baltimore
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Nicolino V. Calyo (Painter)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1834-1834
Subject(s)
- Building view
- Genre scene
- Landscape
Materials
- Gouache
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
- Linen
Techniques
- Painted
Construction Description
Original stretcher with linen (or cotton) backing. High concentration of lead in black pigment suggests lead white may have been used as the opacifier.
Dimensions (inches)
16.75 (H) x 29.9 (W) x 16.2 (Image H) x 29.25 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42.6 (H) x 76 (W) x 41.2 (Image H) x 74.29 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom.
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent and opaque watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 61, pp. 118-119.Book: Arthur, Catharine Rogers & Kelly, Cindy. 2004 Homewood House.
• Published on p. 99.Book: 1941 A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840-1940.
• Published on p. 31, illustrated on p. 32.Article: Cooper, Wendy A. 01//2002 American painted furniture: A new perspective on its decoration and use. Antiques. 161: 212-217.
• Published as pl. no. 1 and 1a (detail), p. 212.Article: Johnson, Susan. 1969 "Museum Acquires View of Baltimore Estate". Winterthur Newsletter. 15 (5): 1-3.
Article: 1969 "Accessions of American and Canadian Museums". Art Quarterly. 32 (1): 70.
Book: Pleasants, Jacob Hall. 1945 Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting in Maryland.
• Published on p. 48.Article: Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as fig. no. 12, p. 767.Other: Simo, Laura. A Suite Profusion of Color: Baltimore Painted Furniture, 1800-1820.
• Published as figs. 26-28. Discussed on p. 11.