Asbestos Mill - Belvidere Mountain

drawing

Name/Title

Asbestos Mill - Belvidere Mountain

Entry/Object ID

1980.33.45

Description

Pencil drawing showing a mountain-side factory. There are several raised passageways on stilts connecting from the large factory building to places outside the borders of the drawing. There are trees in the foreground and a large mountain in the background. The image is labeled, "Asbestos Mill - Belvidere Mountain" at the center bottom. The top edge of the paper is wavy from perforation.

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Subject Place

Town

Belvidere

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Context

Asbestos was mined in Vermont until 1993.

Acquisition

Accession

1980.33

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Burton, Arthur Gibbes (1883-1969)

Date made

1956

Place

Town

Belvidere

County

Lamoille 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

13-11/16 in

Width

11 in