Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
MP.94.162 a-bDescription
a. Frame: Ornate gilt frame with a rococo-like ornamentation, curves and leaf-like forms and laurel leaf designs coming from the corners. The corners have large spiral curves. The background of the frame is a grid-like appearance. There is an inner frame that has the top two corners curved in on the canvas with four petal flowers at corners.
b. Painting: A cart on a town street; a driver and child in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. In the right street, houses with chimneys are shown, and on the bottom lower left is a grouping of six people. Cypress trees are shown in the center and the sky is blue with greyish clouds. The houses are grey in color. There is a house on the right with straw on the right.Artwork Details
Medium
Oil Paint, Wood, Canvas, Oil Paint, Wood, CanvasMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George-Edgar HicksAttribution
ArtistArtist
William S. ConelyAttribution
MakerDate made
1849Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
"Hicks/ 1849.
'Cart On A Town Street' - as labeled by appraiser page 163.
William S. Conely/ Carver and Gilder/ No. 29 Chambers Street/ near Centre-Street, New York/ Portrait and picture frames/ constantly on hand and in progress. Looking-glasses and cornices in every variety of style made to order."Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.94.162 A-B
MP.94.162a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
17 inWidth
20 inDepth
2-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 x 20 x 2 1/8 in. (43.2 x 50.8 x 5.4 cm)Dimension Description
ViewHeight
11-1/4 inWidth
14-1/2 inDepth
7/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 7/8 in. (28.6 x 36.8 x 2.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Small holes found on canvas; small white blot found above artist's signature.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom