Engraving

Title:

In the Old Ledyard Bridge

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2011.009.01

Creator:

Squire, AnneArtist

Place of Origin:

Plainfield, VT

Date:

circa 1952

Description:

Wood engraving of Ledyard Covered Bridge, Hanover, NH, by Anne Squire, Plainfield, VT, before 1952. Depicts horse and buggy traveling through covered bridge. Titled in pencil, lower left, "In the Old Ledyard Bridge" Signed in pencil, "A. Squire", lower right. Inscribed on backing paper: "EHD and FKD, Calais, Vt. / Christmas 1952 - NYC / #2 of 4. / from FWH and ALH / Wood engraving by Anne Squire of Plainfield, Vermont.", followed by list of Forest Davis's addresses and dates, then "Margaret Kelley - Randolph, N.Y. 14772 - Dec. 25th, 1983 / Margo Davis Kelley - donated to Old Ledyard / Library - June 2011."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7.3 W-8.4 inches

Provenance:

One of a pair of engravings originally owned by Forest Kendall Davis (1918-2008) of Calais, VT. He received them in 1952 as a Christmas gift from "FWH and ALH", Frank W. Herriott and Alice L. Herriott, the parents of his wife, Elizabeth Herriott Davis. Forest Davis later lived in OH, PA, and NY. He was the father of Margo Davis Kelley, who donated the engravings to the Ledyard Public Libraries in 2011, thinking they were associated with Ledyard, CT.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Ledyard Public Libraries

People:

Davis, Forest K. (1918-2008), Squire, Anne (1887or 8-1965)

Subjects:

Covered bridges, Horses, Buggies