Drawing, Architectural

Title:

A Colonial Doorway in Portsmouth, NH

Object Name:

Drawing, Architectural

Object ID:

1959.048

Creator:

Magenau, Eugene (1908-2002)Architect

Date:

09/1932

Description:

Architectural drawing, A Colonial Doorway in Portsmouth NH, by Eugene F. Magenau (1908-2002), 1932. Ink, pencil and watercolor on cardboard. Depicts the Wentworth-Gardner House Doorway. Front elevation of a doorway with several secondary views. Outlines in pencil and black ink, painted with muted grays and some white outlining. Handwritten in black ink at lower left: "A / COLONIAL / DOORWAY / IN / PORTSMOUTH / NH / MEASURED AND DRAWN BY / EUGENE F. MAGENAU SEPT '32 / SCALE 1 1/2" = 1'-0". Handwritten in black ink at lower right: "LEGEND / WENTWORTH GARDNER HOUSE ERECTED IN 1760 BY MADAM / MARK HUNKING WENTWORTH / FOR HER SON THOMAS. IT / IS NOTED FOR ITS FINE DOORWAY AND INTERESTING / INTERIOR WOOD CARVING. / IT IS OWNED BY THE MET- / ROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF / FINE ARTS, A MAGNIFI- / CANT LINDEN TREE, MORE / THAN TWO HUNDRED YEARS / OLD, STANDS BESIDE THE / HOUSE". Black-painted gesso over wood frame with molded floral pattern, glazing.

Material:

Cardboard

Dimensions:

H-29 W-20.5 D-0.1 inches

Provenance:

Donor is spouse of artist Eugene Magenau.

Credit Line:

Gift of Sally Brunel Magenau

People:

Magenau, Eugene, Magenau, Sally Brunel, Wentworth, Thomas, Wentworth, Mark Hunking

Subjects:

Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth NH, Architectural drawings, Architectural elements, Doorways