Independence!! and Ethan Allen! Forever

Drawing

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Independence!! and Ethan Allen! Forever

Entry/Object ID

1972.66.12

Description

Decorative work on paper made with stamps and penmanship. The stamps are used to create a composition of two vertical towers surrounding the words, "INDEPENDENCE!! AND ETHAN ALLEN! FOREVER." The words "Ornamental" and "Penmanship" are written in decorative script at the top of composition, each within its own box of inked swirls. There is a bird at the top of each tower drawn with ink.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Watercolor

Context

Made by Augustus Porter Walter of Burke, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1972.66

Source or Donor

Nelson, Elizabeth G. Walter (1891-1981)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Walter, Augustus Porter (1834-1872)

Place

Town

Burke

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17 in

Width

14 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allen, Ethan (1738-1789)