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Sign for Abbe's Inn
Sign for Abbe's Inn

Sign for Abbe's Inn

Painter (American, 1777 - 1847)
Painter (American, born 1844)
Original Owner (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:


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.
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