Hanging Hills of Meriden
PainterPainted by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 21 x 36in. (53.3 x 91.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 26 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 1 1/4in. (67.3 x 105.4 x 3.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 26 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 1 1/4in. (67.3 x 105.4 x 3.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of William Lamson Warren
DescriptionA view of the Hanging Hills of Meriden. Two peaks are on the right, with a road winding around the hill on the left. A stream and bridge are in the right foreground. Hills with farm houses and a church, cliffs, and mountains are in the background.
Object number1957.27.1
MarkingsOn back of frame, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'THE HANGING HILLS OF MERIDEN' - oil / on canvas / Artist unknown / Acc. No. 1957-27-1"On back of frame, on gummed label, in black ink, "20-R-4 / 25 L 3 [crossed out]"InscribedOn back of stretcher, upper center, in white paint, "27-1957-1"
On View
Not on view
about 1958
Frederick Stiles Jewett
