Corner Tower at Tourbillon Castle, Sion, Switzerland
date: label: Date
content: August 25, 1868
name: label: Artist
content: Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Architectural sketch of the corner tower, or turret, of Tourbillon Castle in Sion, Switzerland. In middle distance, the round tower is prominently visible at center, situated atop a rugged prominence. The stony, stepped castle wall descends to the left away from the tower. In foreground, barren terrain is visible.
label: Description
content: Verso: Architectural sketch of the upper portion of an elaborate home in Sion, Switzerland and its octagonal, pointed tower, visible at center. Two small chimneys visible at left. Two other buildings are shown behind the tower.
place: label: made in
content: Sion, Switzerland
label: place depicted
content: Sion, Switzerland
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Louis P. Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1917-4-965
objectType: label: Object Name
content: drawing
label: Type
content: drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on white wove paper; verso: graphite
label: Dimensions
content: 12.3 × 8.6 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/8 in.)