Painting
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1987.005.43
- Creator:
- Chivers, Helen Warren (1888-1971)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Meriden, NH
- Date:
- 1940-1970
- Description:
- Reverse painting on glass, one of 19, by Helen Warren Chivers (1888-1971), Meriden, NH. House and tree. Black border with stenciled decoration. No backing.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-8 W-10 inches
- Provenance:
- Given to Margaret Fabian by Howard Chivers, son of Arthur and Helen Chivers, shortly after Helen Chivers' death in 1971. Part of the Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection, compiled from 1977 to 1982. Margaret W. Fabian (1909-1989) and her husband Edward visited 460 homes and taverns throughout New England in an attempt to document all known early decorative wall paintings. They produced photographs, slides, stencils, tracings, and written records. In addition, the collection includes reverse paintings on glass, china painting materials, samples of painted graining, and other items related to decorative painting.
- Credit Line:
- The Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection
- People:
- Chivers, Helen Warren, Fabian, Margaret
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