Bull's Bridge
MakerMade by
Robert Nisbet
American, 1879 - 1961
Date1940
MediumDrypoint on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (27.3 x 34.9cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (27.6 x 35.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/8 x 17in. (34 x 43.2cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (27.6 x 35.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/8 x 17in. (34 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA covered bridge spans a gorge above a shallow river. Rocks are in the stream and on each bank. A large abutment is at the right. A second stone or masonry structure, possibly part of an earlier bridge or dam, is at the left. Trees are at the left and right and in the background.
Object number2003.51.0
InscribedOn recto, lower left corner, in blue pencil (in what appears to be the artist's handwriting), "Bulls Bridge Dry Point".On verso, lower right, accession number in pencil.NotesTechnique Note: This is a very fine early impression with lots of burr remaining. The plate was variably wiped, with ink left on the surface in some areas to provide additional shading. (Finlay 6/17/2003)
Subject Note: Bulls Bridge is a one-span Town Lattice and Queenpost Truss with a total length of 109 feet. It carries Bulls Bridge Road over the Housatonic River in the village of Bulls Bridge in the town of Kent. (www.coveredbridgesite.com/ct/bulls.html) (Finlay 6/17/2003)
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