Painting
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1993.008.092
- Creator:
- Bachelder, John Badger (1825-1894)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Crawford Notch, NH
- Date:
- circa 1858
- Description:
- Painting, untitled, by John Badger Bachelder (1825-1894), c. 1858. Watercolor on paper on paperboard. Crawford House at Crawford Notch, NH, with tourists heading up Crawford Path. Man leading woman in green and red dress on white horse in foreground; other horses and figures taking trail to left; three-story white house with green shutters on right; two mountains in background. Trail signs read: at left, "GIBB'S FALLS" and at right, "MT. CLINTON / MT. PLEASANT / MT MONROE / MT. WASHINGTON". Unsigned. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-4.75 W-8 inches
- Provenance:
- This painting is a rare image of the original Crawford House at Crawford Notch, which was destroyed by fire on April 3, 1859.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Crawford House, Crawford Notch, Crawford Path, Tourists, White Mountains, Hotels
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