Locomotive Brattleboro

Painting

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Locomotive Brattleboro

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1632

Description

Naive watercolor painting showing a train engine and tender from the side. The engine is painted green with a large front chimney, high orange wheels, and a black cabin labeled, "BRATTLEBORO". The tender is green with an orange top, red wheels, and the yellow label, "V. &. M. R. R." There are two small United States flags at the front of the engine. The top of the image is labeled "ROBERT. G. HARDIE. Jr. / Brattleboro. Sept. 30. 1863." Each letter and number is painted in a different color.

Type of Painting

Paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Hardie, Robert Gordon (1854-1904)

Date made

1863

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

20 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad