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Drawing, A Stairway

This is a Drawing. It was created by Walter Shirlaw. It is dated ca. 1885 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by National Academy of Design. It is credited Gift of the National Academy of Design.

Its dimensions are

17.6 × 11.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right corner: "RIGHT"

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Stairway; Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 17.6 × 11.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Gift of the National Academy of Design; 1953-179-91

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