Rectangular format, small view of brown-painted "half house," with barn and trees, fence and laundry at left; women appear at upper center window and at right doorway; gilt frame with square-head nails. Simple gilt frame.
landscapes (representations)
paintings (visual works)
canvas
oil paint (paint)
painting (coating)
Coated Canvas
Oil
Painted
PICTURE, LANDSCAPE
1. In Brown Paint at lower left of image: A J Wiggin 1856 2. In stencil and brown paint? at verso, center right: From/ J.J. Adams/ 99 (?)/ Washington St/ Boston.
Used At Dennison House,
Wiggin, Alfred J. (Maker)
12 x 16 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.830
Massachusetts (United States)
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