Plate
- Title:
- Mt. Hood at Sunset
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1985.051.06
- Creator:
- Hill, Edward (1843-1923) -- Artist; Fording, H. L.
- Place of Origin:
- Hood River, OR
- Date:
- 1912
- Description:
- Metal plate with color reproduction of painting of "Mt. Hood at Sunset" by Edward Hill. Depicts two deer in foreground, lake and forest in center, and snow-clad Mount Hood in distance. Paper label to reverse describes plate, entitled "The Ideal Souvenir / of Oregon"; made by "H. L. FORDING / Art Publisher Hood River, Oregon". Has many lines of descriptive text.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin
Paper - Dimensions:
- Dia-10 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor is the granddaughter-in-law of Edward Hill.
This plate was produced for the Portland (Oregon) Elks 48th Annual Grand Lodge Reunion in 1912. Edward Hill offered his painting for this purpose in an effort to improve his reputation in the west. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Katherine Hill
- People:
- Fording, H. L., Hill, Edward (1843-1923)
- Subjects:
- Oregon, Mount Hood, Deer
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