Distant View of the Marble Quarry of William F. Barnes, Esq. Clarendon, VT.

Print

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Distant View of the Marble Quarry of William F. Barnes, Esq. Clarendon, VT.

Entry/Object ID

2004.65.1

Description

Full-color print showing a farm complex (foreground) with a mountain in the background. The complex consists of a white house with two sections and a porch, a large barn, and two small outbuildings. People, chickens, and cows are visible in the farmyard. In the middle distance, there is a group of men around an upright pole with several lines stretching from the top of the pole to the ground, forming a cone shape. The rest of the men's activity is hidden behind a hill. The print is labeled, "DISTANT VIEW OF THE MARBLE QUARRY OF WILLIAM F. BARNES, ESQ. CLARENDON, VT." The lower left corner has the label, "Painted by FRANK CHILDS." and the lower right corner has the label, "J.H. Bufford's Lith. 490 Washn. St. Boston."

Artwork Details

Subject Place

Town

Clarendon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

2004.65

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Childs, Frank

Manufacturer

Bufford's Lithography

Date made

1880 - 1890

Place

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (paper)

Height

16 in

Width

19-7/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (image)

Height

11-7/8 in

Width

16-1/8 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnes, William Franklin (1806-1871)