Least Weasel

Drawing

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Edward Martin Taber Family Collection

Sketches of a Least Weasel: Seven graphite sketches of a least weasel on paper. Four of the sketches show the weasel's full body; the weasel is curled up. The other three sketches are of the weasel's head from different angles. On the right side of the page are some handwritten notes about the appearance and colour of the weasel. Below that, the name, "Least Weasel" is written and underlined.
Sketches of a Least Weasel

Seven graphite sketches of a least weasel on paper. Four of the sketches show the weasel's full body; the weasel is curled up. The other three sketches are of the weasel's head from different angles. On the right side of the page are some handwritten notes about the appearance and colour of the weasel. Below that, the name, "Least Weasel" is written and underlined.

Name/Title

Least Weasel

Entry/Object ID

S.001.PA.094.G.1894

Description

Sketches of a least weasel, done by E.M. Taber.

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite

Subject

Animal Portrait

Category

Animal Drawings, Drawings, Works of Edward Martin Taber

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edward Martin Taber

Role

Artist

Date made

circa Aug 1894 - Sep 1894

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Stowe

State/Province

Vermont

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

'Least Weasel'

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Inscription

Other Name

"Liver brown, indistinct blackish tip to tail, white below, pinkish claws."

Notes

The writing is E.M.T.'s notes on the colour and appearance of the weasel.

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Notes

Large pieces of the paper are torn off, a noticeable crease down the middle of the paper, and some stains.

General Notes

Note

In a letter to Florence Taber Holt, E.M. Taber writes about the weasel. "On one very cold morning a weasel was caught asleep in the hotel pantry; he was put into a tin pail, the top covered with a pane of glass, and exhibited to the curious for an hour or so. I made some sketches of him: He was the most attractive little wild creature I have ever seen. His eyes were rather large and dark, his expression innocent and somewhat pathetic, his fur was so thick as to form ridges, and was of a liver-brown color; the tip of his tail was obscurely black - some thought him a young one, but I believe he was the so-called Least weasel, more or less common northward. That one I saw two or three days previously was exactly similar in size and color. He did not appear at all frightened, but spent the greater part of his term of imprisonment curled up asleep." (Personal Letter, Sept. 6, 1894).

Created By

Kathleen Garret