Object Record
Images
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Metadata
Accession number |
1995.047 |
Object Identification Number |
1995.047.006 |
Object Name |
Etching |
Donor |
Forrest, Asta |
Description |
Etching: The rectangular, horizontally oriented etching depicts a row of four boats along the side of a canal. The first three have their sails up. Along the dock are a line of buildings. In the distance on the viewer's left is a white tower with a cross on top. The reflection of the boats is visible in the water. Handwritten in pencil below the image on the viewer's left is: "Fredrickholms Kanal". Handwritten in pencil on the right is: "Thr. Jorgensen". Frame: The print is held within a wooden frame with glass across the front. The frame is faced with plaster and painted gold. The outer edges of the frame extend forward. A piece of brown paper board on the back of the photograph is held to the frame with nails. A piece of thin brown paper on top of that board is adhered around the edges of the frame. A piece of wire is strung between two eye screws on either side of the back of the frame. |
Dimensions |
W-10.75 L-12.875 D-0.75 inches |
Title |
Fredrickholms Kanal |
Artist |
Jorgensen, Thr. |
Owned By |
Forrest, Asta |
Material |
paper/wood/glass/metal |
Associated People |
Jorgensen, Thr. Forrest, Asta |
Search Terms |
etching Jorgensen, Thr. Forrest, Asta Fredrickholms Kanal Copenhagen |
Provenance |
The etching depicts Fredricksholms Kanal, a canal in Copenhagen, Denmark. The artist is Thr. Jorgensen. The donor is #2287 on the museum's Wall of Honor. She immigrated in 1950 and settled in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The donor's mother, Astrid Mary Christensen Mortensen, is # 2288. She immigrated in 1954 and settled in Pasadena, California. |
Images |
184\1995047006.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
02/27/1995 |