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Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard

Artist: James David Smillie, American, 1833-1909
Medium: Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor over graphite on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
Dates: 1873
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (17.5 x 26.4 cm) Frame: 16 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (41.6 x 54 x 3.8 cm)
Signature: Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right (initials in monogram): "JDS / Gay Head / Martha's Vineyard. July 22d 1873"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 1992.14.2
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given in memory of Thomas A. Donnelly
Image: Overall, 1992.14.2_transp455.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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