Black and white postcard from page 83 of Wilder Penfield's 1913-1916 photo album. Features the peristyle of the House of the Vettii in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy. Believed to be acquired while Penfield was there in 1915.

image.postcard.black and white 13.9 x 9 cm

Italian

House of the Vettii (Pompeii).
Gardens.
Courtyards.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page83 -- image1

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Peristyle of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii, postcard. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series O (Objects) -- Sub-Series O/V (Objects, visual) -- Photograph Album (1913-1916) -- page83 -- image1 . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 23, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=8746

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Printed caption: "Pompei - Casa dei Vettii - Veduta del Peristilio."

Pompeii (Extinct City).

O/V Photograph Album (1913-1916)