Collage

Title:

A Frog He Would A Wooing Go Whether His Mother Would Or No

Object Name:

Collage

Object ID:

1969.005.092 c

Creator:

Merrill, Edward West (1841-1910)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1870-1890

Description:

Birchbark Picture. A Frog He Would A Wooing Go Whether His Mother Would Or No, by Edward West Merrill (1841-1910), c. 1870-1890. Birchbark and ink and paint on paper. Birchbark frog wearing knee breeches, waistcoat, coat, neck and wrist ruffles; right hand in lapel of coat, left hand raised. Standing before mother frog; she is wearing a dark dress, lighter wrap, large kerchief held between two hands; mouth open in protest. Black background. Title lower center in orange paint: "A FROG HE WOULD A WOOING GO, / WHETHER HIS MOTHER WOULD OR NO." Signed "M." lower right. Flat profile wooden frame, painted gold, glazed, matted.

Material:

Wood
Birchbark

Dimensions:

H-10.5 W-7 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