Carlo Ponti
Piazetta-Venise

ArtistItalian, c. 1822–1893, active c. 1858–1875
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Piazetta-Venise
Datec. 1858–1875
PlaceVenice, Italy
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 10 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (26 × 32.4 cm)
Mount: 11 15/16 × 18 1/8 in. (30.4 × 46 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment in memory of Ernest B. Fay
Object number88.191
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceWestside National Bank, Houston; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom right corner of mount in pencil "507417320"
recto bottom left of mount "Piazetta-Venise"
recto of mount bottom left corner an embossed stamp "PONTI / IVADEISCHIAVONI / VENEZIA"

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