COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
SAAM.1980.37
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SAAM.1980.37
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
aly
2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Birch, William
crn
Birch, William
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
crc
North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
Artist
crr
Artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Dates/Places:
1755 England-1834 USA
cdt
1755 England-1834 USA
Creator Dates/Places
false
Biography:
Came to U.S. in 1794.
crb
Came to U.S. in 1794.
Biography
false
Creator Name-CRT:
William Birch
crt
William Birch
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
The Falls of Niagara
otn
The Falls of Niagara
Title
false
Title Type:
Title
ott
Title
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
rid
Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1827
oct
ca. 1827
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1827
ocs
1827
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1827
oce
1827
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
enameled copper
omd
enameled copper
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm) rectangle
met
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm) rectangle
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
Object
mcm
Object
Component Measured
false
Measurement Dimension:
Height
med
Height
Measurement Dimension
false
Measurement Value:
6.70
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6.70
Measurement Value
false
Measurement Unit:
cm
mdu
cm
Measurement Unit
false
Component Measured:
Object
mcm
Object
Component Measured
false
Measurement Dimension:
Width
med
Width
Measurement Dimension
false
Measurement Value:
6.00
mdv
6.00
Measurement Value
false
Measurement Unit:
cm
mdu
cm
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
oop
Washington, DC, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1980.37
ooa
1980.37
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
ooc
Museum purchase
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
lower left in enamel: W.B. back in enamel: This wild oblique sketch from/the corner of the falls of Niagara/taken by Renagel from the Spot/and Painted by me Wm. Birch gives/in my opinion a greater id
oin
lower left in enamel: W.B. back in enamel: This wild oblique sketch from/the corner of the falls of Niagara/taken by Renagel from the Spot/and Painted by me Wm. Birch gives/in my opinion a greater id
Inscriptions
false
Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
ors
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Copyright
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html"target="_new">http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1980.37_1a.tif
ril
SAAM.1980.37_1a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false