Studies of a Sled and Various Household Objects
c. 1870-1890
Artist, American, 1831 - 1915

Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite, pen and black ink, watercolor, and gouache on blue-gray wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 32.07 × 25.24 cm (12 5/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.2674
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1978
Selections from the Gift of J. Williams Middendorf, II, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978, no. 40
Bibliography
1983
Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 69, no. 437.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Wild Cherry Bark-1/4 lb / put in 12 oz cold water - 12 hours / add 4 oz alcohol / 1 tablespoon [not deciphered] / 1 oz saltpetre
Wikidata ID
Q64559523