Edgar Melville Ward
The Gunsmith Shop

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Gunsmith Shop
Datec. 1890–1895
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Frame: 35 3/8 × 31 3/8 × 4 in. (89.9 × 79.7 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1995"
Object number95.283
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited as part of "Three Centuries of Tradition: The Renaissance of Custom Gunmaking in America," 1/25/04 - 4/25/04.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Label on backboard: "Spanierman Gallery 50 East 78 Street New York 10021 Tel(212) 879-7085 Edgar Melville Ward The Gunsmith Shop oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches signed lower right Edgar M. Ward".
The painting is signed in brown paint, lower right: "Edgar M. Ward".

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