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L.S. Haskell portfolio of drawings by A.J. Davis & Ithiel Town, [ca. 1828-1858]
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- Format:
- Archive
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Banks--New York--New York.
- country houses--New Jersey--Orange.
- villas--Virginia.
- Physical Description:
- 27 items
- Arrangement:
- Cataloged by specific architectural project. RLIN visual materials file.
- Place of Publication:
- [ca. 1828-1858]
- Summary:
- This set is parent to 6 VIM records for 5 architectural projects attributed or documented to A.J. Davis, and 1 project under Town's name. This largest set is Davis project, Castlewood, Llewellyn Park, Orange, N.J. dated 1857-1858. Town's three drawings for the Design for the First Exchange, N.Y. are dated 1828. None of the other drawings are dated.
- Notes:
- No information is currently known on the collector, L.S. Haskell. Drawings previously housed in a red leather portfolio stamped "L.S. Haskell, Llewellyn Park, February 23, 1867 drawings". This portfolio accompanies the collection.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Town set originally cited in Laverty as 5 items, with 4 items subsequently matched & conserved to form two complete drawings, i.e. sic TOW*001/003.
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