New Britain Sends First Hardware Shipment to Ohio, 1849
DraftsmanDrawn by
HH Art Studios Inc.
American
Date1947
MediumInk and gouache with graphite on white wove paper mounted to board
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 14 15/16 x 21 7/8in. (37.9 x 55.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Koopman and Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schiro
DescriptionA drawing of men unloading crates from a wagon pulled by oxen. Three men stand by a wagon loaded with wooden crates. One of the men is wearing a hat, and appears to be walking into a building. Another man talks to the third man who is lifting a crate out of the wagon. An ox is partially visible in the right foreground of the drawing, and has metal horn tips capping his horns.
Object number1980.93.46
InscribedInscribed at bottom left corner, "New Britain sends first Hardware / Shipment to Ohio: 1849".NotesUse Note: Original drawing number 45 of a series of 53 done for G. Fox & Co.'s 100th Anniversary. The drawings appeared in The Hartford Courant as full size advertisements on Sundays from December 29, 1946 to December 29, 1947. The drawing was later published in a book: G. Fox & Co. A Century in Connecticut. Hartford, 1948, p.45.Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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