R. & B. R. R.

Drawing

-

Vermont Historical Society

painting

Name/Title

R. & B. R. R.

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1601

Description

Partially painted drawing of a train engine and tender (coal car). The engine has a large chimney at the front (black), and a cab at the back (brown over light blue). The small front wheels are red with blue edges, and the large back wheels are pink and blue. The tender is painted with an image of a flying eagle holding a scroll over four crossed flags: Spanish, French, German, and United States. The lantern at the front of the engine reads, "Drawn by Robert Hardie, Rutland Vermont, Feb 9th 1866 11 years of age."

Type of Drawing

Graphite

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Pencil

Subject

Rutland and Burlington Railroad Engine No. 10

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Hardie, Robert Gordon (1854-1904)

Date made

1866

Place

City

Rutland

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Drawing, Technical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Projection

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

13 in

Width

32-5/16 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rutland and Burlington Railroad