Burlington, Vermont

Name/Title

Burlington, Vermont

Entry/Object ID

2013.29.7

Description

Landscape print removed from a book showing a slight bird's-eye view of a city [Burlington, Vermont] on the edge of a body of water [Lake Champlain]. The city has several clusters of buildings separated by low trees. While many of the buildings on nondescript, there are 4 buildings with steeples or cupolas: 2 with pillared steeples, 1 with single-point steeple, and 1 with 4 corner points. The body of water spans across the center of the composition with mountains along the far side. There are 6 crafts on the lake: 1 steamboat, 3 single-masted sailing boats, and 2 unidentifiable boats. A cloudy sky takes up the upper half of the composition, with rays of sunlight shining from the center onto the far mountains. The bottom of the composition is bordered by close foliage, giving the impression that the viewer is standing on a bluff. The words, "Burlington Vermont." are written in pencil at the center bottom.

Artwork Details

Subject Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

2013.29

Source or Donor

Thompson, William P.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1854

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (paper)

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Dimension Description

Overall (image)

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

7 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America