Pigment, Paint
- Object Name:
- Pigment, Paint
- Object ID:
- 1987.005.57
- Creator:
- Eaton, Moses, Jr. (1796-1886)
- Date:
- 1825-1875
- Description:
- Lump of vermilion paint pigment, probably used by Moses Eaton, Jr. (1796-1886). Hard, dry, irregular mass of reddish brown pigment. From Eaton's house in Dublin, NH.
- Material:
- Pigment
- Dimensions:
- W-1.4 L-1.7 D-1.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Willard Richardson, owner of the Eaton house in Dublin, NH, gave this piece to Margaret Fabian on April 10, 1978. This is part of a larger piece found in the house by Mr. Richardson when he was a boy. From the Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection, compiled from 1977 to 1982. Margaret W. Fabian (1909-1989) and her husband Edward visited 460 homes and taverns throughout New England in an attempt to document all known early decorative wall paintings. They produced photographs, slides, stencils, tracings, and written records. In addition, the collection includes reverse paintings on glass, china painting materials, samples of painted graining, and other items related to decorative painting.
- Credit Line:
- The Margaret W. and Edward S. Fabian Wall Stencil Research Collection
- People:
- Eaton, Moses, Jr.
- Subjects:
- Art materials, Paints varnishes, Artists' materials
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