Hamburgh Cove, Lyme, Connecticut
PainterPainted by
Charles De Wolf Brownell
American, 1822 - 1909
Date1860
MediumDrawings; watercolor on paper, matted, in gilt and gesso wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 8 3/8in. (13 x 21.3cm)
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 8 3/8in. (13 x 21.3cm)
Frame: 12 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 1in. (32.4 x 40 x 2.5cm)
Sheet: 5 1/8 x 8 3/8in. (13 x 21.3cm)
Frame: 12 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 1in. (32.4 x 40 x 2.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA frame house with two chimneys and a back ell is in a grassy valley. A second building, apparently a barn, is nearby. Trees are at the left. Additional trees, in the middle distance, are reflected in the water of the cove, which opens out to the river at the left. High hills beyond the river are divided into farm fields.
Object number2005.6.1
MarkingsA slip of paper affixed to the back of the frame is inscribed in brown ink, "Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Conn."InscribedOn recto, lower right, in black ink or watercolor, "Hamburg Cove - June 29 60"Subject Terms
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