"Ruins of Sheldon Church in Prince Williams Parish"

Title:

"Ruins of Sheldon Church in Prince Williams Parish"

Date:

1800

Creator (Personal):

Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860

Description:

Work on paper in watercolor and ink dated 1785. Shell of church in center: pink with shite interior, columns around exterior. Two men and horse stand near church. Handwritten note identifies building as ruins of the Sheldon Church, burned by British soldiers in 1781.

Collection Title:

Charles Fraser's Sketchbook, 1796-1805

Contributing Institution:

Gibbes Museum of Art

Media Type:

Images

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Carolina Art Association
Fraser, Charles, 1782-1860
Smith, Alice R. Huger (Alice Ravenel Huger), 1876-

Topical Subject:

Watercolor painting, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Church buildings, Drawings, Sketchbooks, Landscape painting, and Architecture in art

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.) and Prince William's Parish (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

1938.036.0056

Date Digital:

2014

Digitization Specifications:

Scanned by the Lyrasis Digitization Project. 600 dpi. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401

Admin ID:

242772