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Painting

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/21d5d018-0be8-46e6-a7e6-752814745521
Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Country Mill
Object ID
2003.228
Date Range
c. 1880
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
Country Mill
Description
Watercolor of country mill. Probably painted by Julius Augustus Beck, brother of first wife of William Alexander Hammer, Martha Ann Beck. (Original entry by unknown person)
WRZ entry: Colorful W/C mounted onto nearly 1/8" thick paperboard (H: 5.75" W: 7.75") with gold, pebbled surface on back, and "Hammer" scrawled in pencil script. Front side, in margin above mounted watercolor is "4160 Hammer" also in pencil script.
Mounted in black modern frame with window mat for exhibit 2013-2016. (Removed from Med. Flat Box 35, "Fine Arts: Paintings", Cabinet 2).
Date Range
c. 1880
Year Range From
1870
Year Range To
1890
Creator
Beck, Julius Augustus (1831-1917) - attributed
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Beck, Julius Augustus
Subcategory
Art
Frame
Black-painted modern frame with stepped profile. Used for exhibit.
Object Name
Painting
Material
Paper
Medium
Painting, Watercolor
Height (in)
5
Width (in)
7
Dimension Details
Frame: H: 10.5" W: 12.5"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-19
Condition Notes
Now in black frame with window mat (for 2013-2016 exhibit). Watercolor is mounted onto acidic, brittle paperboard.
Object ID
2003.228
Place of Origin
Lancaster
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Painting

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/8c2933ff-f0dc-47b8-a831-496522859355
Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
a rural scene
Object ID
2003.234
Date Range
1770-1774
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Collection
Fine Arts Collection: Paintings
Title
a rural scene
Description
Watercolor (mounted) is a rural scene by J. Augustus Beck, brother of first wife of William Alexander Hammer, Martha Ann Beck.
(bequeathed in will dated 8/20/79 for Lancaster, Pa. Historical Society).
Date Range
1770-1774
Year Range From
1770
Year Range To
1774
Creator
Beck, Julius Augustus (1831-1917) - attributed
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0035
Subcategory
Art
Frame
No Frame
Object Name
Painting
Material
Paper, Wove
Height (in)
10
Width (in)
20
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.234
Place of Origin
Lancaster
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