Over Window Ornaments from Scoville Building, Chicago (demolished 1978)

Louis Henry Sullivan

Caption

Louis Henry Sullivan (American, 1856–1924). Over Window Ornaments from Scoville Building, Chicago (demolished 1978), 1884. Terracotta, painted gray, Other (lunette section): 21 x 26 x 8 3/4 in. (53.3 x 66 x 22.2 cm) Other (lunette hub section): 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 9 in. (21.6 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm) Other (rectangular over window spandrel): 29 x 17 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (73.7 x 45.1 x 24.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the U.S. General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Environmental Affairs Division, Special Studies and Programs Office, 78.215.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Over Window Ornaments from Scoville Building, Chicago (demolished 1978)

Date

1884

Medium

Terracotta, painted gray

Classification

Architectural Element

Dimensions

Other (lunette section): 21 x 26 x 8 3/4 in. (53.3 x 66 x 22.2 cm) Other (lunette hub section): 8 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 9 in. (21.6 x 36.8 x 22.9 cm) Other (rectangular over window spandrel): 29 x 17 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (73.7 x 45.1 x 24.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the U.S. General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Environmental Affairs Division, Special Studies and Programs Office

Accession Number

78.215

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