Brick Top, Going to Willimantic, Ct., Pearl Corner, 1899
PainterPainted by
Louis Grosvernor Frink
American, 1869 - 1956
Date1936
MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 x 19 1/2in. (38.1 x 49.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 1/2in. (38.1 x 49.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 x 19 1/2in. (38.1 x 49.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 x 19 1/2in. (38.1 x 49.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 x 19 1/2in. (38.1 x 49.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income
DescriptionA house is on a small hill at the right, connected to a shed or other outbuilding by a board fence. Another fence surrounds a large open field at the left. A stone wall, leafless trees, and evergreen trees are in the foreground. Additional buildings and trees are in the background. Snow is on the ground.
Object number1973.25.27
MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 27"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil [Lou's handritting], "Brick Top / going to Willimantic Ct. / Pearl Corner" "1947.26.1 / Frink"Upper center and lower right, in pencil [NOT Lou's handwriting], accession numberNotesBrick Top is the name of a district in Windham, Connecticut. According to Windham folklore, that district was called "Brick Top" because some citizen built the first brick chimney there, which was the first ever seen in those parts.
Source:
Lincoln, Allen B.. A Modern History of Windham County, Connecticut: A Windham County Treasure Book. United States: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920, 155.
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