North Dorset

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

North Dorset

Entry/Object ID

1972.65.1

Description

Painting of a landscape showing a wide valley between several mountains. A town center is at the center of the composition, consisting of several buildings, with roads leading outward from the center, primarily to the left of the composition. The valley is dotted throughout with houses, trees, and fields. The mountains on either side are tree covered with varied lighting from cloud cover.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Place

Town

Dorset

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

1972.65

Source or Donor

Dieter, Norman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Landscape

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (unframed)

Height

26-1/4 in

Width

28-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall (framed)

Height

30 in

Width

41-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

North Dorset, late 19th century Unknown Artist Dorset, VT Oil on canvas Gift of Norman Dieter, #A-161 Landscape view of North Dorset, Vermont, in the style of the Hudson River School.