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A rectangular, horizontal format view of Cogswell's Grant, with the house, grass and trees painted in shades of tan and brown; stone walls and stairs are painted in grey; the barn and the chimneys of the main house are in red; the view is looking east.
landscapes (representations)
watercolors (paintings)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
Watercolor
Unidentified Paper
PICTURE, LANDSCAPE
In black watercolor on the lower right of the image is: ""J.B.L./41"" On the reverse in the uper left is: ""COGSWELL'S GRANT, ESSEX/BY JOHN BERTRAM LITTLE/AGE 11"" In the lower right of the image is: ""PAINTED AT THE RIVERS SCHOOL, BROOKLINE/APRIL, MAY 1941""
Subject Cogswell's Grant,
Cogswell's Grant
Little, John B., Dr. (Maker)
Brookline, MA, USA
9.875 x 15.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1460
Massachusetts (United States)
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