DrawingsAmerican19th century

Sea Shells

1898

Artists

Martin MowerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on lightweight, off-white card

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.3 x 19.4 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.) Graphite border drawn around image: 10.2 x 17.3 cm (4 x 6 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Alfred Mansfield Brooks, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; to Mrs. Arthur Mansfield (Ruth Steele) Brooks, at his death, 1963, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

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