Painting

Title:

Jackson House, Portsmouth, N.H.

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1960.032.02

Creator:

Robinson, Edith B. (1874-1964)Artist

Place of Origin:

Epsom, NH

Date:

1910

Description:

Landscape painting, Jackson House, Portsmouth, N.H., by Edith B. Robinson (1874-1964), 1910. Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. Road center foreground curving slightly right to background. Brown house right middle ground. House has center white chimney, small square glazed windows, and steeply pitched roof. Leanto structure added to side with two sash windows and a red chimney on right. Fence and trees right; trees left background; blue sky with a few clouds. Signed lower left with monogram: "ER". Partial pencil inscription on substrate mount, lower left: "Rob[inson]." Pen inscription on backing paper: "Jackson House / 1664 / Portsmouth, NH"; along with frame maker's's label: " Currier's / GIFT & / FRAME SHOP/ 278 MAIN ST. / BROCTON, MASS." Ink inscription on frame reverse: "OLDEST WOODEN HOUSE IN NEW HAMP. / PAINTED BY EDITH B. ROBINSON, 15 CHILSON AVE, MANSFIELD, MASS / EPSOM, NH NATIVE (1910)". Molded wood frame painted gold, matted.

Material:

Textile
Canvas
Cardboard

Dimensions:

H-11.6 W-18 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Edith B. Robinson

People:

Jackson, Robinson, Edith B. (1874-1964)

Subjects:

Jackson House, Portsmouth, NH, Roads, Trees