"The Skeleton in Armour"
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Catharine T. Patterson Collection of Walter Crane (GEN MSS 1386) > Series II: Writings and Graphic Material > Manuscripts and Artwork > "The Skeleton in Armour"
2044253
Description
- Title
- "The Skeleton in Armour"
- Creator
- From the Collection: Patterson, Catharine T. (Catharine Tinker)
- Contributor
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From the Collection: Ospovat, Henry, 1877 or 1878-1909
From the Collection: Elliott & Fry - Published / Created
- 1883
- Description
- Four sketches, ink and graphite on board, for a six-panel mural frieze designed for Catharine Lorillard Wolfe as a room decoration for Vinland, her Scandinavian-style house at Newport, Rhode Island. The theme was taken from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Skeleton in Armour," which was inspired by Longfellow's viewing of an ancient stone tower in Newport.
- Provenance
- Gift of Catharine T. Patterson, 1956.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Mixed resolutions.
- Language
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English
Item Location
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 1386
- Search for Additional Digitized Material in This Collection
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- Container / Volume
- Box 10 (Oversize)
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Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Catharine T. Patterson Collection of Walter Crane. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12834515
- Object ID (OID)
- 2044253