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Sheep in a Pasture

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1887

GUSN

GUSN-198549

Description

A black and white print depicting sheep grazing and laying in a pasture underneath a row of trees. A single sheep's head is in the lower right corner. The frame is wood with a plaster overlay and the sides are whte and lined and the inner border is beaded with a gold point.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prints (visual works)
ink
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Print

Inscription

"J.A.S. Monks" (Artist's signature in pencil.)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P155
FA126

Maker

Monks, John Austin Sands, 1850-1917 (Artist)

Dimensions

27 9/16 x 34 8/16 x 1 3/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.578

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