Painting
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1999.029.06
- Creator:
- Weeks, Esther Smith (1903-1992)
- Place of Origin:
- Gilford, NH
- Date:
- 1950-1970
- Description:
- Reverse painting on glass, by Esther Smith Weeks (1903-1992), Gilford, NH. Depicts factory building (the Hitchcock Factory, Hitchcockville, CT, maker of Hitchcock chairs) by a river (Farmington River); single fisherman in boat on the water. Building is white with red roofs. Trees present. Note on discarded cardboard backing: "Hitchcock Factory Mirror Glass / This is believed to be a painting of the Hitchcock Factory at Hitchcockville, Connecticut where Lambert Hitchcock started manufacturing his famous chairs in 1826 on the banks of the Farmington River. The original glass was broken off at the dotted line and the rest of the painting was reconstructed from an old print of the factory." Included are instructions and two patterns -- one ink on mylar, the other on paper.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-7.25 W-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Esther Smith Weeks -- Donor's mother.
Collection of 21 reverse paintings on glass (20 by Esther Smith Weeks and 1 original collected by her, 1950s - 1960s, and stencils and templates used by Esther Smith Weeks. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Joanne Bailey
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