Engraving

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

2002.001.003

Description

Hand-colored etching of English naval scene showing French ships.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2002.001.

Source or Donor

Purchase - Various

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Museum Acquisition Fund

Made/Created

Artist

Boydell, John

Date made

1765

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Vandevelde Pinxt, John Boydell excudit 1765, PC Carolt Sculpt No. 21 at lower left of plate

Lexicon

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

Etching

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

G-381 (2) Gunston Hall

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2002.1.3

Dimensions

Height

18-3/4 in

Width

23 in

Dimension Notes

Plate: 17" x 21.125" Frame size: 22" x 26.125" x 1.375"

Material

Etched

Location

Location

Room

101A

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

101A

Building

Nathaniel Russell House

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Sarah Ferguson

Date

November 3, 2022

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Paper badly yellowed. Needs treatment for deacidification and new mounting and backing.

Provenance

Notes

Acquired from the Collection of Gunston Hall Plantation, Virginia. Sotheby's New York, Auction N07753, January 20, 2002, Lot 1126, p. 74-75.

General Notes

Note

Display Value: Good Status: OK Status By: Jill Beute Koverman Status Date: 2002-02-14

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 18, 2002

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 1, 2023