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Benjamin West's Residence, Swarthmore
Image Not Available for Benjamin West's Residence, Swarthmore

Benjamin West's Residence, Swarthmore

Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; albumen printing-out paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 6 1/16in. (10.2 x 15.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 6 1/16in. (10.2 x 15.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 15/16 x 7in. (12.5 x 17.8cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionThe side and front facade of a stone house.. Some of the trees around the house are visible. There appears to be a young girl standing outside the house.
Object number2011.344.1019
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in black ink: "Benjamin West's residence / Swarthmore"
On verso, upper right, in pencil: "T"
NotesSubject Note: Benjamin West (1738-1820) was an American painter whose residence is part of what is now the Swarthmore campus.

"Overview of the Collection" [finding aid], The Winterthur Library http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0394.htm
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