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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

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Entry/Object ID

1962.73.1

Description

This is a landscape drawing that depicts a pastoral scene. In the left-hand side of the drawing, there is a hayfield with oxen and a wagon, and three men are loading hay onto the wagon. Behind the barn in the background, there are apple trees. On the right-hand side of the drawing, there is a road that leads up to a farmhouse, with stone walls on either side. A horse and buggy can be seen traveling along the road. The farmhouse, which has white walls and black shingles, has a carriage house attached to it. In the foreground, there is a meadow that leads uphill to a forest in the background.

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Subject Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

1962.73

Source or Donor

Morse, Sylvanus Forest (1892-1974)

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Source (if not Accessioned)

Morse, Sylvanus Forest (1892-1974)

Made/Created

Artist

Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)

Date made

1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

20-1/16 in

Width

29-15/16 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

24-1/8 in

Width

33-15/16 in