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1905

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1912

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Drawing, Town Square (Study for an Illustration)

This is a Drawing. It was created by Walter Shirlaw. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is brush and watercolor, black crayon on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Walter Shirlaw. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw.

Its dimensions are

22.9 × 36 cm (9 × 14 3/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite on mount, lower left: "Walter Shirlaw, N.A."

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower left: "Study for Illustration"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Town Square (Study for an Illustration); Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909); USA; brush and watercolor, black crayon on paper; 22.9 × 36 cm (9 × 14 3/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw; 1912-16-83

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