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Painter:
Harnett, William Michael 1848-1892  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street New Britain Connecticut 06052 Accession Number: 1942.11
Date:
1886
Notes:
New Britain Museum of American Art, "Highlights of the collection: volume I," New Britain, CT: The Museum, 1999.
New Britain Museum of American Art, "Catalogue of the collection," New Britain, CT: The Museum, 1975.
"Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Lithographs, Etchings," New Britain, CT: New Britain Museum of American Art, 1963?.
Summary:
Still-life with object on a tabletop, including (from left to right) two stacked books, an open books which rests on a violin which is set on a newspaper, a candlestick, a pipe resting on a roll of sheet music, an stoneware pitcher, matches, and a book.
Topic:
Still Life--Trompe L'Oeil  Search this
Still Life--Musical Instrument--Violin  Search this
Still Life--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Still Life--Written Matter--Newspaper  Search this
Still Life--Other--Smoking Material  Search this
Still Life--Other--Candlestick  Search this
Control number:
IAP 07130060
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_36306