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Drawing

Object Name:
Drawing
Object ID:
1946.018.42
Creator:
Gannell, Isabella
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
1847
Description:
Drawing, untitled drawing of a house, by Isabella [Frances] Gannell (b. 1833), 1847. Pencil on paper. European-style building, possibly a house, viewed from the back. Stucco house with gable roof, and gabled dormer with a casement window. Large vertical structure at back, possibly a large chimney. Wooden one-story addition added to back. Large, overgrown shrub to left and a fence with broken or missing boards from center to right middle ground. Written in lower left corner: "Isabella Gannell / 1847". Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-8.7 W-9.85 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).
Credit Line:
The Edwin G. Burgum Collection
Subjects:
Houses, Birds
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