Drawing

Title:

House with Wall

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1946.018.45

Creator:

Burgum, John (1826-1907) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1852

Description:

Drawing of House with Wall, by John Burgum (1826-1907), 1852. Pencil on paper. Rambling European-style house with terra-cotta roof. Body of water in foreground. House built on stone retaining wall with central archway; two figures stand below arch on dock. House has a one-story porch, overhanging stone wall, attached to a one-story, hipped-roof building with one door and window. A central vertical building with shed roof and one window, and two other stepped additions in back. Stone wall at right leads up the hill toward house with figure; overgrown shrubs in front; tree with roof of neighboring building to left. Penciled under drawing, right side: "J. Burgum Dec. 30/52" Penciled bottom center of drawing: "Presented to E.J. Burgum / Dec. 30, 1852". On reverse penciled: "Folderol Box 2 of 5" also, penciled on back is the accession number. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7.5 W-8.9 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

People:

Burgum, John (1826-1907)

Subjects:

Houses, Stone walls