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Column of Phocus Excavated to the Base
Robert MacPherson (Scottish, 1811–1872)
Medium/Technique
Photograph, albumen print
Dimensions
Image: 38.1 x 28 cm (15 x 11 in.)
Mount: 55.7 x 45.7 cm (21 15/16 x 18 in.)
Mount: 55.7 x 45.7 cm (21 15/16 x 18 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number2011.161
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographs
Marks
Recto, below image in ink on mount: Column of Phocas. /Excavated to the base
Below this, MacPherson blind stamp, with number 89 in graphite
L. r., in ink: Rome: Italy
Verso, MFA Photo Library Accession Sticker, with numbers in ink:
436/R6/S.11/ . . . 14019
To right of sticker, in ink: Rome. Column of Phocas.
Further to right, in ink: Erected 608 A. D.
Below sticker, in graphite: 197
Further to right, in graphite: Phocas [crossed out] Column of Phocas/excavated to the base
In center, stamped in violet ink: Museum of Fine Arts, /Boston.
L. r., stamped in black ink: The Gardner Brewer Collection
Below this, MacPherson blind stamp, with number 89 in graphite
L. r., in ink: Rome: Italy
Verso, MFA Photo Library Accession Sticker, with numbers in ink:
436/R6/S.11/ . . . 14019
To right of sticker, in ink: Rome. Column of Phocas.
Further to right, in ink: Erected 608 A. D.
Below sticker, in graphite: 197
Further to right, in graphite: Phocas [crossed out] Column of Phocas/excavated to the base
In center, stamped in violet ink: Museum of Fine Arts, /Boston.
L. r., stamped in black ink: The Gardner Brewer Collection