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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1880s
MediumSilver print on paper, mounted on board
DimensionsComposition: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.6 × 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.6 × 30.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Scott, Class of 1981
Object number2009.5.2
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts the Van Dolah School, a stone octagon building erected in 1822 in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The school was demolished in 1908 and the stone was repurposed for a new school building erected on the property.
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Additional Details
Provenance
1997: Private collection of Michael Scott, acquired from Addison Thompson, New York, NY by private transaction
2009: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Michael Scott
2009: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Michael Scott
Markings
Typewritten adhesive label on verso at middle right: "OCTAGON SCHOOL / Hunterdon Co. / Orton went to school th[ere] / Opp Grandfather L.D. Brew[er]"
Inscribed
Verso, lower center (ink on paper attached to board): "Octagon School / Hunterdon Co opp A.R. Brewer's / old home / Photo in A.R. Brewer's den / 35 Highland Ave / (School Torn down")
Verso, upper center: [illegible scribble in pencil at upper center on support]
Verso, upper center: [illegible scribble in pencil at upper center on support]
Marsden Hartley
Date: c. 1933-34
Medium: Oil on cardboard
Object number: 1986.18
William C. Palmer
Date: 1938
Medium: Ink and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.38
William C. Palmer
Date: 1953
Medium: Crayon and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.32
William C. Palmer
Date: 1925-26
Medium: Graphite, crayon, watercolor and ink on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.23
William C. Palmer
Date: c. 1940
Medium: Ink, wash, and graphite on paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.15
Rob Fischer
Date: 2006
Medium: Reclaimed wood, with traces of paint, and steel
Object number: 2012.3.5
William E. Williams
Date: 1986, printed 2003
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: 2009.2.1