Mechanical Device (rectangular construction with attachments)
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Mechanical Device (rectangular construction with attachments)

1839 - 1843?

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9.8 x 7.5 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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