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1985.5.13

ID Number: 1985.5.13
Category: Communication Artifacts
Sub-category: art
Item Type: Ink
Item Name: drawing
Maker: Reynolds, Margaret; Reynolds, Catherine
Title: A General Prospect of Palmira from the Northwest
Materials: PAPER, UNKNOWN INK WOOD, UNKNOWN PAPER, CARDBOARD
Measurements: overall: 10 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in
Description: Rectangular; cream-coloured paper with grey ink; central square stone building with other buildings in distance around it (behind); foreground has buildings with pillars on left and right; tumbled pillars in centre; several people holding pikes conversing in two groups; title handwritten on back (see Inscription); gold-painted wood frame with light green cardboard mat; back covered with brown paper; 2 hanging loops on sides; gold sticker with black letters: "A & M GALLERY FRAMING INC./...[address]".
History: There is debate as to who is the actual artist. People have attributed it to either Catherine Reynolds (1784 - 1864 ) or her sister Margaret (1765 - 1855). The Reynolds family is listed in the 1782 Detroit Census. Following Detroit being ceded to the Americans (1796), the Reynolds settled in Amherstburg. One of Catherine & Margaret's brothers, Robert Reynolds, was responsible for the construction of the historic house, Belle Vue.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
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