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1942

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Drawing, Road through a Notch in the White Mountains

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated July 27, 1855 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.3 × 35.4 cm (9 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: J W Whatman / Turkey Mill / 1851

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: notch - White Mts - / flies biting furiously / Wed. July 27 . 55

Cite this object as

Drawing, Road through a Notch in the White Mountains; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on wove paper; 25.3 × 35.4 cm (9 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-480

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