Ruins and a River
ArtistMade by
Sarah H. Burroughs
American, born 1816
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Jane A. Flagg
Date1830-1835
MediumDrawing; watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 1/4 x 15 3/4in. (33.7 x 40cm)
Frame (height x width): 16 1/8 x 18 1/2in. (41 x 47cm)
Frame (height x width): 16 1/8 x 18 1/2in. (41 x 47cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA girl stand on the grassy bank of a river. An open chest is at the left. The ruins of a stone building are on the right. A second building with a smokestack, possibly a pottery, is in the left background. Stylized trees and bushes grow on both banks of the river. Hills or mountains are in the distance.
Object number2001.143.0
InscribedInscribed in pencil, upper left: "To Jane A. Flagg / From her school mate Sarah H. Burroughs".NotesSubject Note: This watercolor is said to depict the ruins of Leffingwell's paper mill, erected in 1766 on the Yantic River in Norwich.On View
Not on view
