Easel
- Object Name:
- Easel
- Object ID:
- 2014.033
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1880-1900
- Description:
- Artist's easel, used by Adelaide Palmer (1851-1928) of Piermont, NH. Wood (basswood?). Tripod easel consisting of A-frame face and hinged back leg. A-frame has two cross members with mortise and tenon joints. Each front leg has ten holes for adjusting height of canvas; two of the holes have broken-off dowels in them. Splatters of blue, green, and white paint on face. Braided white cord tied between lower cross member and back leg.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-67.75 W-24.5 D-30 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to artist Adelaide C. Palmer (1851-1928), who was born in Orford, NH, and grew up in Piermont, NH. She studied and taught art in Boston, where she kept a studio.
The donor is the granddaughter of Earnest Underhill, Adelaide Palmer's cousin. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Janet Underhill Dagenhart
- People:
- Palmer, Adelaide C. (1851-1928)
- Subjects:
- Painting, Artists' materials
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