Drawing

Title:

Chester The Hazeltine House ca. 1656-1731

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1956.112

Creator:

Snow, Stanley W. (1901-1957)Artist

Place of Origin:

Rockingham County, NH

Date:

circa 1950

Description:

Drawing of Chester The Hazeltine House ca. 1656-1731, by Stan Snow (d.1957), c. 1950. Pen and ink on paper.One-story house with gable roof and central chimney. Five bay facade with central doorway having a hood supported on diagonal braces. Two one-story wings extending to right edge of scene; one chimney on wing farthest from main house. Large tree at right, together with three bushes having bare branches. Evergreen partially visible at left edge of scene. Evergreen forest seen above roof in background. Ground covered with snow; path from door curving to center foreground. Snow on chimney top, roof and door hood. Birds in sky at left. Signed lower right: "Stan / Snow". Blue ink inscription on reverse: "Chester The Hazeltine House ca.1956-1731." Below is pencil inscription: "Chester, N. H. Fiddler's Green [pencil marks strikethrough] / The Hermitage" over 300 years old [pencil marks strikethrough] / The Hazeltine House". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14.5 W-11.55 inches

Provenance:

One of a set of 22 drawings of historic buildings in Rockingham County, NH, drawn by Stan Snow (d. 1957) of Hampstead, NH, and published in the Haverhill (Mass.) Gazette, 1955-56.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Haverhill Gazette

People:

Snow, Stanley W. (1901-1957)