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Garraway's Coffee House, Exchange Alley, New York City

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink on paper laid on card
Overall: 7 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. ( 18.4 x 22.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
1945.554
A note by the artist states that this is the original building but that the lower part "has been somewhat changed." The building is now gone.
Markingsinscription: lower left: "W. H. W."
InscribedSigned at lower left inside image in graphite: "WH.W."; signed on card at lower right: "W.H.W"; inscribed at lower left on card "Garraways Coffee House in Exchange Alley / This is the original building but the lower / story front has been somewhat changed -- / Building now gone --"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS