John LaFarge
1835-1910
Demonstration Plaque or Niche
ca. 1889
9 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches (235 x 121 mm)
Watercolor and graphite on paper.
1995.20
Gift of Steve J. Warner.
Notes
This drawing was made as a study for a plaque to illustrate the techniques of stained glass for the 1889 Paris Exposition.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in watercolor in the lunette, "MD CCC / LXXXXIX"; below this, in watercolor, on central panel, "CES FRAGMENTS / D'OUVRAGES COURANT / FEVRIER-MARS / SONT PLACES ICI / POUR MONTRER / LA METHODE DITE / AMERICAINE / INVENTEE PAR / JOHN LA FARGE N YK "; at left center, "made for Paris Exhibition".
Associated names
Heinigke, Otto Weir, Sr., former owner.
Heinigke, Otto Weir, Jr., former owner.
Leuchs, Frederick, former owner.
McNally, Sean, former owner.
Warner, Steve J., former owner.
Heinigke, Otto Weir, Jr., former owner.
Leuchs, Frederick, former owner.
McNally, Sean, former owner.
Warner, Steve J., former owner.
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Century Drawings
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