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Central House
William Birch McMurtrie (American, 1816–1872)
1836–72
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.8 x 33.2 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number59.134
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 532
DescriptionTwo-story building decorated with dead birds and other game. To left the Casa Amarilla, and at right a shop of fancy goods. Men and women on board sidewalks in foreground.
InscriptionsInscribed on verso in pen and ink: No. 1
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959