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ID: 700009579
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009579
Record Type: Movable Work
Architectural drawings for the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. (architectural drawings (visual works); architect: Charles Bulfinch (American, 1763-1844); [1819-1828]; Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division ; LC control number: 95860727)
Note: Summary: Includes measured, preliminary, and working drawings showing Capitol building, Library of Congress, north wing, south wing, south wing vestibule, House of Representatives seating and glass ceiling, portico, lower rotunda, dome, courts, crypt, stairways, column capitals, cornices, and sheet iron stove as plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, sections, and details; renderings. Source collection: Charles Bulfinch Archive (Library of Congress). Description: 21 items : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite ; in folder(s) 89 x 123 cm. or smaller. | Includes measured, preliminary, and working drawings showing Capitol building, Library of Congress, north wing, south wing, south wing vestibule, House of Representatives seating and glass ceiling, portico, lower rotunda, dome, courts, crypt, stairways, column capitals, cornices, and sheet iron stove as plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, sections, and details; renderings.
Titles:
Architectural drawings for the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)
Catalog Level: group
Work Types:
architectural drawings (visual works) [300034787] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, drawings (visual works), <drawings by subject type>)

Classifications:
drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: [1819-1828]

Creator Display:
architect: Charles Bulfinch (American, 1763-1844) [preferred]
architect Bulfinch, Charles (American architect, 1763-1844) [500012959]
Locations:
Current: Term Not Found (ULAN Candidate) (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: LC control number: 95860727
Address Note: Original materials served by appointment only. Call Number/Physical Location: ADE - UNIT 2474 [P&P]
Display Materials: ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite
paper (fiber product) [300014109]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)
ink [300015012]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)
watercolor (paint) [300015045]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)
wash (material) [300011051]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)
graphite (mineral) [300011098]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

Dimensions: 21 items : in folder(s) 89 x 123 cm. or smaller
General Subject:
architecture (preferred,description)

Specific Subjects:
United States Capitol [700008963]
.....(United States Capitol [700008963], Built Works by class: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings [700009567], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)
measured drawings [300034395]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, drawings (visual works), <drawings by function>) (AAT)
preliminary drawings (drawings) [300034430]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, drawings (visual works), <drawings by function>) (AAT)
working drawings [300034471]
.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, drawings (visual works), <drawings by function>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media
Sources and Contributors:
Architectural drawings for the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C......... [VP]
........ Library of Congress (2016-) https://lccn.loc.gov/95860727
Subject: ....... [VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... Library of Congress (2016-)
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