Painting

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1946.018.04

Creator:

Burgum, Emma (1826-1923)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1848

Description:

Painting, untitled, by Emma Burgum (1826-1923), 1848. Oil on canvas. Depicts Countess Rumford's house, later the Rolfe and Rumford Home for Girls, Concord, NH. River bend at center, tree in left foreground, and trees along left shore; one tree leaning on right river bank at right shore. Boat at center of water. Three cows and a boy on the right river edge in foreground. Right background two-story house with ell and barn, white fence with trees in enclosure. Inscription in ink on reverse of canvas: "Painted by Emma 1848" (this may be the handwriting of Countess Rumford). Gilded wood frame with fluted decoration.

Material:

Textile
Canvas
Wood

Dimensions:

H-14 W-17.25 D-0.875 inches

Provenance:

Donor is grandson of John Burgum (1826-1907) and Emma Gannell (1826-1923), the adopted daughter of Countess Rumford. Donor's father was Edwin Gannell Burgum (1858-1948). The handwritten inscription on reverse, "Painted by Emma 1848," is possibly the handwriting of Countess Rumford (Sarah Thompson), who was probably the first owner of this painting.

Credit Line:

The Edwin G. Burgum Collection

People:

Burgum, Emma (1826-1923), Rumford, Countess, Thompson, Sarah (1774-1852), Burgum, Edwin Berry (1894-1979)

Subjects:

Barns, Boats, Boys, Carriages, Concord, NH, Cows, Fences, Horses, Rolfe-Rumford House, Rumford House, Trains, Trees