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Watercolor

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1868-1899

GUSN

GUSN-5434

Description

Polychrome watercolor of an outdoor rural scene with a house on a hill surrounded by shrubbery and trees; molded wooden frame with applied gesso and gilt; beaded outer border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
watercolors (paintings)
gesso
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting
Painting

Inscription

Signed ""T.O. Lanserfield (?) in lower right corner; framing label on back ""No. 4491/FROM/ J. EASTMAN CHASE/Picture Frames/AND WORKS OF ART/No. 7 HAMILTON PLACE/BOSTON, MASS."" Owner's label/tag on back: ""E.W.M.""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Possibly Langerfeldt, Theodore O., 1841-1906 (Painter)

Dimensions

19 1/2 x 24 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.753

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