COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
SAAM.1994.91.52
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Photographs
Creator Name:
Foster, J. R.
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
active 1860s-70s
Creator Name-CRT:
J. R. Foster
Title:
Ruins of the Charleston Lighthouse, Morris Island, South Carolina
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1863
Creation Start Date:
1863
Creation End Date:
1863
Materials and Techniques:
albumen print on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 5 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (13.3 x 20.7 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number:
1994.91.52
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. andFranz H. Denghausen Endowment
Inscriptions:
mount recto lower left in pen and ink: J. R. Fostermount recto lower center in penand ink: Ruins of the Charlestown (sic) Light-House (sic)/Morris Island S.C.mount versoupper left in pencil: Morris Island SC.mount verso center to center right in pencil:Ruins of the Charlestown (sic) Light-House (sic)/Morris Island/S.C.
Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1994.91.52.tif
