Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill

Painting

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Vermont Historical Society

photo for publication

Name/Title

Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill

Entry/Object ID

1974.39.1

Description

Painting showing a distant view of a city situated in a valley between multiple mountains. There is a white house on the left edge of the painting along a road lined with mature trees and leading into the city in the distance. The dome of the capital rises in the middle distance, and the rectangular form of the seminary is prominently visible in the distance. Several other domestic and business structures line the roads. The mountains and hills surrounding the city alternate between forest and fields, and the sky is filled with clouds.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Montpelier as seen from Terrace Street

Subject Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

Painted by James Franklin Gilman near Montpelier in 1891.

Acquisition

Accession

1974.39

Source or Donor

Kent, Louise Andrews (1886-1969)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)

Role

Painter

Date made

1891

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

37-1/16 in

Width

65-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (with frame)

Height

43-1/4 in

Width

72 in

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Interpretative Labels

Label

Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill, 1891 James Franklin Gilman (1842-1929) Montpelier, VT Oil on canvas Gift of Louise Andrews Kent, 1974.39.1 This view of Montpelier from what is now Terrace Street provides a great picture of Montpelier at the cusp of the 20th century. Notice the red painted dome of the State House and the prominent Montpelier Seminary in the background. James Gilman was a prolific landscape painter throughout Washington County in the late 19th century. A number of his works can be found elsewhere in this gallery.