The Breakers: Elevation for Cornelius Vanderbilt II and family, window design

ca. 1893–95

Not on view

Scrapbook of 25 watercolor drawings of 24 leaves, labeled: Decorations for Cornelius Vanderbilt Esp./"The Breakers," Newport, R.I.

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Title: The Breakers: Elevation for Cornelius Vanderbilt II and family, window design
Artist: Workshop of Ogden Codman, Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1868–1951 Grégy-sur-Yerre)
Architect: Ogden Codman, Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1868–1951 Grégy-sur-Yerre)
Date: ca. 1893–95
Medium: Watercolor over graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 11 13/16 in. (32 × 30 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
Object Number: 51.644.73(22)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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