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Design drawing

Object/Work Catalog Level: item

Type: design drawing
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Classification Terms:
           prints and drawings
           American art
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Titles or Names Text: Design for the Addition of Porticoes on the North and South Fronts of the President's House
    Preference: preferred
    Type: descriptive
Free text
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Creation Creator Description: Benjamin H. Latrobe (British, 1764-1820) Free text
  Identity: Latrobe, Benjamin H.
Role: draftsman
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  Creation Date: 1807 
Earliest: 1807  Latest: 1807
Free text
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Measurements Dimensions Description: 39.12 x 50.8 cm (15 3/8 x 20 inches) Free text
  Value: 39.12 Unit: cm Type: height
Value: 50.8 Unit: cm Type: width
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Materials and Techniques Description: ink and watercolor on paper Free text
  Material Names:
        ink Role: medium
        watercolor Role: medium
        laid paper Role: support
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Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
        architecture
        elevation
        White House (Washington, DC, United States)
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Descriptive Note Text: Latrobe worked with President Jefferson to transform the modest President's House. Free text
Related Works Relationship Type: depicts
Related Object/Work Label/Identification:
White House (Washington, DC, USA); 1792-1817
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Library of Congress (Washington, DC, United States)
Repository Number: unavailable
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Revised 28 August 2006