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Title:
Mt. Washington from Intervale, N.H.
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
2007.054.05
Creator:
Granbery, Virginia (1831-1921)
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Landscape painting, Mt. Washington from Intervale, N.H., by Virginia Granbery (1831-1921),
c. 1900. Black and gray watercolor on illustration board. View of Presidential Range from the Conway intervale. Painted area is horizontal rectangle with arched top and bottom. Titled in black ink within bottom arch: "MT. WASHINGTON FROM INTERVALE, N.H." Decorative border in black ink. ink monogram, "VG", in bottom right corner of image. Pencil inscription on board, lower left: "Duotone plates / Black Green / #2802". " 5" " in pencil at bottom, indicating width of reproduction to be made.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-20.1 W-20.7 inches
Provenance:
One of a group of watercolors (probably 12) produced for a New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company calendar. The group was acquired by dealer Richard Thorner of Manchester, NH, who sold at least six of them to dealer Scott Winslow of Bedford, NH. The donor, Bruce Gimelson, acquired these five from Scott Winslow.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bruce Gimelson
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