Recto: 1st Window, Abbey of Chiaravalle, Milan; Verso: 8th Window, Abbey of Chiaravalle, Milan
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Artist
content: Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto of vertical sheet depicts a double-arched Romanesque style window opening supported by a slender composite capital, similar to a lotus blossom. Below this are details of the capitals in plan, the moulding around the window opening, and moulding profile of the sill, a more detailed sketch of the column's capital, a small sketch of tilework, and a detail of the elevation of the arches. Each sketch contains inscriptions with the dimensions of the respective parts delineated. The verso contains a sketch of another arcaded window opening supported by a row of columns. Below this the supports are rendered in plan with their dimensions.
place: label: made in
content: Milan, Italy
label: place depicted
content: Milan, Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
label: See more items in
content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. William Greenough
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1943-51-262
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Album page
label: Type
content: Album page
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric
label: Dimensions
content: Sheet: 30.2 x 20.1 cm (11 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.), irregular