[Base of fountain at Pratt Institute] - Digital Collections

Call NumberSCHL_0223
Title[Base of fountain at Pratt Institute]
SummaryElaborately carved base of fountain showing Venus, Poseidon, and other mythological figures on circumference. Label on verso: "The Italian Renaissance well-curb in the Institute's courtyard, cut from a single block of marble, came via Duveen Brothers' London agent, from an old palazzo near Milan, Italy, and was installed in 1900."
Date1954
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white, gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date stamped: May 18, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp; photographer's stamp. Title supplied by cataloger.
CreatorPratt Institute [photographer]
SubjectPratt Institute ; Fountains, Renaissance
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Fort Greene (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
FolderFolder: Schools: Adult: Pratt Institute: Buildings: General