Red School House, Burlington
ArtistPainted by
Aage Peter Marinus Moll
American, 1877 - 1945
Datebefore 1945
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 16 x 20in. (40.6 x 50.8cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 19 x 23 x 1 1/4in. (48.3 x 58.4 x 3.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 19 x 23 x 1 1/4in. (48.3 x 58.4 x 3.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Sarah S. Holcombe
DescriptionA one-room frame schoolhouse painted red is situated on a grassy lawn surrounded by leafless trees. A road and a rail fence are in the background, with a rocky hillside beyond.
Object number1946.5.0
MarkingsStamped on stretcher, "FEB'Y 2, 1898 / 20"On back of frame, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / RED SCHOOL HOUSE, Burlington - oil on / canvas / Signed: A. (age) Moll / ACC. NO. 1946-5-0"InscribedOn back of frame, in white paint, "1945-5-0"; in pencil, "9261 16 x 20 [illegible] 8098"; on back of stretcher, in white paint, "1945-5-0"NotesSubject Note: According to the donor, this scene shows the little red school house that was at the foot of Barnes' Hill in Burlington, Connecticut, on the road between Burlington Station and the Center. It appears as it was when her mother, uncles and aunt attended school in the 1850s, and when her brothers attended in the early 1880s. She also noted that the maple tree in the painting was planted on the first Arbor Day by her brother George. (Lee 11/19/2013)
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