Oil painting of a kitchen interior in Kennebunkport, ME. Painting depicts cabin interior looking out the open door towards the ocean. Room contains a large brick fireplace, kitchen implements, and two chairs (one windsor, one ladderback). A black cat lies on the hearth in front of the lit fire. Through the open door and window some geese, a dirt path, and a house can be seen in the distance. Framed in a deep, gilt frame with foliate motif.
oil paintings (visual works)
Painting
"F.H. Shapleigh 1890" (handwritten)
"Old Kitchen in Kennebunkport, Maine/by/F.H. Shapeleigh"
"Size 10 x 16 / SOLD BY / FROST & ADAMS/ [ILLEG.]HILL, BOSTON" (Illeg. because paper, printed tag is torn)
"Hastings & Davenport / PICTURE FRAMES/ & Ham[illeg.] Place, Boston" (Illegible because of gouge)
Shapleigh, Frank Henry (American painter, 1842-1906) (Artist)
18 1/4 x 24 1/2 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Museum Purchase
2006.1
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