The Lord's Prayer

Art

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Vermont Historical Society

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Name/Title

The Lord's Prayer

Entry/Object ID

1981.22.1

Description

Reverse foil painting on glass depicted the words of the Lord's Prayer. The images has a border of green foil leaves, and an illustration of a man [Jesus] blessing a bread roll and a goblet. The words of the prayer are written in the center in several fonts and orientations in both white and red.

Artwork Details

Medium

Glass, Foil

Context

Made by Fanny Eliza Bentley in Jericho, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1981.22

Source or Donor

Hunt, Amy Bentley

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Bentley, Fanny Eliza Colton (1829-1906)

Date made

1850

Place

Town

Jericho

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

30-1/2 in

Width

24 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

36-1/2 in

Width

30-1/2 in

Depth

2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bentley, Charles F. (1863-1947)

Interpretative Labels

Label

Bentley lived in Jericho and gave this to her son, C.F. Bentley, on January 26, 1888.