Name/Title
MemorialEntry/Object ID
1972.66.8Description
Landscape drawing showing a cemetery on a hill with a building (likely a church) at its summit. In the left foreground is a large plinth with the words, "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF", on the front above a large, blank area. Two other large monuments can be seen in the middleground that each read, "IN memory of the Dead". There are 9 headstones, some of which have legible inscriptions. From the bottom, the legible portions read, "Wm. Son AE 18"; "S-- Died AE 10"/ "Snow"; "Ninney Died 1860 AE 18."; "James son of A--- Died 1859"; "Cin--". The bottom center of the page is labeled, "Executed By A. P. Walter", in fancy script.Context
Made by Augustus Porter Walter of Burke, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1972.66Source or Donor
Nelson, Elizabeth G. Walter (1891-1981)Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Walter, Augustus Porter (1834-1872)Place
Town
BurkeCounty
Caledonia CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DrawingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects