Damper, No. 4.

After a work byAfter a work by Frederick F. Rice American, 1814 - 1877

Date1843

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/8 x 12 3/4in. (12.4 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/16 x 12 15/16in. (28.4 x 32.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionFire apparatus consisting of a heavy four wheeled wagon with a ropes and a handle at left to be used in pulling and long poles to used in pumping water by hand. The number "4" and a lantern are on the side of the wagon. A separate two-wheeled hose cart is at the right. A long metal hook at the front of the hose cart apparently served to connect it to the pump.

Object number1995.182.182

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "DAMPER, NO. 4." In black ink, surrounding lithographed title, "A correct sketch of [DAMPER, NO. 4] as repaired and painted under the / administration as Foreman of Capt. Frederick F. Rice in August 1843 Hartford / Incorporated in 1834".
On verso, in pencil: upper left, "Drawer 46 #13"; lower right, old and new accession numbers and "Drawer 23".NotesArtist Note: Frederick F. Rice (1814-1877) was the son of the sign painter William Rice and was himself active as a sign painter, beginning in 1840. (Lions and Eagles and Bulls, p. 251) Given the fact that he was a painter and that he was responsible for painting the fire apparatus in this lithograph, it is possible that he was also the artist responsible for the drawing on which the lithograph is based. (Finlay 12/20/2002)

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