Drawing
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 1978.085
- Creator:
- Leavitt, Hulda J. (1836-1916)
Artist - Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Landscape drawing. Untitled, by Hulda J. Leavitt (1836-1916), c. 1850. Finely detailed pencil drawing of landscape with lake in foreground, stag in the foreground at lower left. View of a town across the lake, rimmed with fir and other trees. Identified by paper label on back as a view of Meredith Bay, NH, but later identified as probably a view of West Point, NY. Typed label adhered to reverse of frame: "SKETCH OF / MEREDITH BAY, N.H. / MADE BY / HULDA LEAVITT / ABOUT 1830" and handwritten on same label beneath: "DIED ABOUT 1911 / GRANDDAUGHTER OF / DUDLEY LEAVITT / (ASTRONOMER)". Dark finish on wood frame, matted, glazing.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-12.1 W-16.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Sotheby Park Bernet, Inc.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Leavitt, Hulda J. (1836-1916)
- Subjects:
- Meredith, NH, Meredith Bay, NH, West Point, NY
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