Sketch

Art

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sketch

Entry/Object ID

1985.42.1

Description

Line drawing of a tombstone. The monument shows a laurel wreath around the letter A with the name "JOHN Q. ADAMS" centered below. It is signed "HARRY J. BERTOLI MONTPELIER VT" to the bottom right of the drawing, with the penciled note, "Italian Sculpture", below.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink

Subject Person

Adams, John Q. (1829-1906)

Subject Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

Shows the tombstone of John Quincy Adams of Montpelier, Vermont. Adams ran a livery stable behind the Pavillion Hotel.

Acquisition

Accession

1985.42

Source or Donor

Adams, John

Made/Created

Artist

Bertoli, Harry J. (1864-1911)

Date made

1906

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Italian American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 in

Width

13-1/4 in