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Drawing

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1856

GUSN

GUSN-18621

Description

2 in. gilt frame surrounding pencil drawing of a young man fishing along the banks of a river. In the background, an older woman and small girl watch from a rowboat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

drawings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
drawing (image-making)
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
fishing
figure- and animal-derived motifs
girls
men (male humans)
rivers
pulling boats
women (female humans)
Unidentified Paper
Pencilled
Drawn
Man
Woman
Girl
River
Rowboat
Fishing
PICTURE

Inscription

Printed at bottom of sketch: ""St. Joseph 1856/ M. Armstrong"" Paper has a raised stamp in the upper left hand corner that reads: ""London Board""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

22.25 x 19.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1297

Places

Maine (United States)
Maryland (United States)

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