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1961

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Picture, The Needles from Alum Bay

This is a Picture. It was created by I. W.. It is dated 1820–1830 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is brush and gouache on sand, glued to paper, mounted. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

11.3 × 15.3 cm (4 7/16 in. × 6 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed on the mount, in ink: "Drawn with Alum Bay sand -- The Needles from Alum Bay / I W."

Cite this object as

Picture, The Needles from Alum Bay; I. W. (active 19th c.); England & Germany; brush and gouache on sand, glued to paper, mounted; 11.3 × 15.3 cm (4 7/16 in. × 6 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-30

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