Bear Mountain, Salisbury
PainterPainted by
John Bunyan Bristol
1826 - 1909
Original OwnerProbably originally owned by
Robbins Battell
American, 1819 - 1895
Date1885-1896
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in wood frame with gilt gesso decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 14 1/4 x 22 1/2in. (36.2 x 57.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 21 3/4 x 30 x 3in. (55.2 x 76.2 x 7.6cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 21 3/4 x 30 x 3in. (55.2 x 76.2 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Carl and Ellen Battell Stoeckel
DescriptionHigh hills or mountains are in the distance with a meadow and a brook in the foreground. A monument is visible on the highest peak.
Object number1896.2.0
MarkingsOn back of frame, upper left, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'BEAR MOUNTAIN - SALISBURY' - oil on / canvas / Signed: J. B. Bristol / Acc. No. 1896-2-0"InscribedOn back of frame, upper right, carved in wood, "Bear Mountain 2354 Above sea level / Salisbury / Highest land in Connecticut / Monument erected by Robbins Battel / of Norfolk"On back of frame, upper right, in red paint, "1896-2-0"
On back of stretcher, upper right, in red paint, "1896-2-0"NotesSubject Note: Bear Mountain is located in Salisbury, Connecticut, in the northwest corner of the state. Visible on top of the mountain is a monument erected by Robbins Battell of Norfolk marking the highest point in Connecticut, 2,355 feet above sea level.
Date Note: The monument was erected by Robbins Battell in 1885; the painting was given to Connecticut Historical Society in 1896. Therefore the painting must have been made between those dates.
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