Concord ornamental painter John Burgum and the artistry of carriage painting: Historical New Hampshire/ Merri Ferrell and Christopher Augerson.

Title:

Concord ornamental painter John Burgum and the artistry of carriage painting: Historical New Hampshire/ Merri Ferrell and Christopher Augerson.

Author:

Ferrell, Merri.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2007.

Physical Description:

p. 78-99.

Source:

Vol. 61, No. 2 (Fall 2007) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

John Burgum, an ornamental painter trained in Birmingham, England, immigrated to the United States in 1850. Burgum's diaries and other papers provide unique insight into his life and career. He worked for many years for the Abbot-Downing Company of Concord, New Hampshire, specializing in the decorating of vehicles, most notably a type of carriage known as the Concord coach. These sturdy vehicles saw use all over the United States and in other countries. Coach painting was complicated and required the skill of an accomplished artisan to protect and decorate these vehicles to meet a high aesthetic standard.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Carriage industry. , Carriage and wagon painting. , Carraige and wagon making. , Painting, Industrial.

People:

Burgum, John, 1826-1907. , Augerson, Christopher.

Organizations:

Abbot-Downing Company (Concord, N.H.).

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