The image shows a wooden building on stilts near a waterway. The roof, crane, landscape, and surrounding structures are depicted with detailed line work characteristic of etching. The color scheme is monochromatic, with black shades on a pale beige background. In the distance, faint outlines of other structures are visible. The building's reflection in the water is depicted with delicate lines.
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Salt Shanties

Charles A. Platt (American, 1861 - 1933)

1880

Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 6.99 × 11.43 cm (2 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 23.5 × 31.12 cm (9 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams, 1958)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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