Collage

Title:

A Frog He Would A Wooing Go

Object Name:

Collage

Object ID:

1969.005.092 b

Creator:

Merrill, Edward West (1841-1910)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1870

Description:

Birchbark Picture. A Frog He Would A Wooing Go, by Edward West Merrill (1841-1910), c. 1870-1890. Birchbark and ink and paint on paper. Birchbark frog, standing upright, knee breeches, waistcoat and outer coat, ruffles at neck and wrists, walking stick held upright in left hand, hat in right hand, head held high, small figures (mother, brother, and sister) in right background. Foliage and rocks painted in red and green. Black background. Title, center to lower right, "A FROG / HE / WOULD A WOOING / GO." Signed "M." at lower right. Pencil inscription on backing paper: "Wooing / single". Pencil inscription on paper reverse: "TS". Flat profile wooden frame, painted gold, matted and glazed.

Material:

Wood
Birchbark

Dimensions:

H-10.3 W-6.9 inches

Provenance:

The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-1924) and Susan Dadmun (1844-1936) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my 'Durgin' silver." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.

Credit Line:

Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble

People:

Merrill, Edward West (1841-1910), Dadmun, Josiah A. (1840-1924), Dadmun, Susan (1844-1936), Doble, Helen I. (1881-1968)

Subjects:

Frogs