Sign for Abbe's Inn
PainterPainted by
William Rice
(American, 1777 - 1847)
PainterRepainted by
Luther Terry Knight
(American, born 1844)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Daniel Abbe Jr.
(American, 1775 - 1833)
Dateabout 1822
MediumPaint on pine board and moldings, iron hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth x weight including hardware): 61 1/2 x 77 1/8 x 5 7/8in., 90lb. (156.2 x 195.9 x 14.9cm, 40.8kg)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionImages: on side 1, a lion, with body in profile, head facing forward, wrapped in chains, standing on grass-tufted ground; on side 2: an eagle with U.S. shield and seventeen stars in the sky, inside a central oval outline. U.S. arms in the shield are painted over Connecticut arms.
Text: none.
Construction:
Text: none.
Construction:
Object number1986.221.0
NotesHistorical Note: The object file contains a copy of the posting announcing William Arthur Abbe's auction to sell contents of his inn when he went out of business in 1918.On View
On viewCollections
1814-1820
before 1892
after 1830