Name/Title
Watercolor of a lake scene, by Laird, late 1890s or early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1989.68.1Description
Acc. No. 89.68.1
Subject Category: Household (decorative)
Date or Period: C. late 1890's or early 1900's
Object: Water color, framed
Description: Original watercolor, signed "Laird." Subject; lake & trees. Ornate combination gilt & gold-leaf gesso frame. Gold mat.
Size: L-22 1/2 x W-34 1/2 inches.
History of Object:
Framed watercolor that hung in the home of Annie Laura Anderson Davies Cox, third daughter of Geo. & Josephine Anderson, pioneers of Bay Farm Island. Mrs. Cox was born on Bay Farm Island in 1887. The picture hung for many years at 1611 Bay Street, a residence purchased by the family in 1926.
Acquired from:
Mrs. Elvira Bisbee
Date: 12-15-1989
