Drawing

Title:

Untitled

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

1992.031.15

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1875

Description:

Drawing #15 on continuous panoramic scroll depicting trip taken by a New York family to the White Mountains in September 1875. Pencil and watercolor and pastel crayon on paper on parchment. This drawing depicts group of six women and three men at base of a ledge (probably Cathedral Ledge). Orange carriage on left, marked "S. D. PENDEXTER N. C.", pulled by two horses. The people are standing, looking up to top of ledge, two with binoculars; four are pointing upward. Vertical orange crayon lines define edges of scene. Pencil inscription at bottom, "Mr. [Munroe?] showing Mrs. Dimock - Coz. Ida, Lulu - Lillie - Georgie - Jennie - Coz. Hellen & Ned the little dog at the top of the 'Ledge' [after?] / Sept. 16th 1875 Thursday afternoon".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-3.75 W-9.5 inches

Provenance:

The tourists apparently stayed at Mrs. S. D. Pendexter's boarding house in Intervale and visited places in the general area, including North Conway, Pinkham Notch, Mount Kearsarge North, Fabyan's, and Crawford Notch, often on horseback, or in carriage of "S.D. Pendexter, N.C." Except for Jennie A. Sprague of New York, the tourists are identified by first name only. The scroll was apparently drawn by "Lillie" or "Lulu".

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Lillie, Lulu, Pendexter, S. D., Sprague, Jennie A.

Subjects:

North Conway, NH, White Mountains, Tourists, Cathedral Ledge, Dogs, Carriages & coaches, Horses, Ledges