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1943

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2025

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Drawing, Plans, elevation, and section of the tower in Chiaravalle, Milanese, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was manufactured by Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated September 25, 1887 and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is graphite, brush and red and brown watercolor, on cream heavy wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

Its dimensions are

31.3 x 23.8 cm (12 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Upper right, pencil: scale = 0.005 = 1. = 1/20 ex Middle right, pencil: Torre du Chiaravalle/ di 13 siecle/ Note. Probably built by/ the same man who built/ St. Sotlando at Milan/ Sept. 25th 1889 P./ W.W. Bottom right, pencil: covre Bottom left, pencil: Plans

Cite this object as

Drawing, Plans, elevation, and section of the tower in Chiaravalle, Milanese, Italy; Manufactured by Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); USA; graphite, brush and red and brown watercolor, on cream heavy wove paper; 31.3 x 23.8 cm (12 5/16 x 9 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-5

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