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2004.52.286
Templates of Animals and People.
2004.52.286

Templates of Animals and People.

PainterProbably painted by Edwin Augustus Moore American, 1858 - 1925
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumPaintings; oil paint on canvas
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 14 15/16 x 13 3/4in. (37.9 x 34.9cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 14 15/16 x 13 3/4in. (37.9 x 34.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCut-out figures of boys, girls, cows, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, cats, and a Baltimore oriole. Some animals are standing, and some are lying down. One of the dogs appears to be a Saint Bernard or Newfoundland. Another appears to be a small, shaggy terrier. Some of the cows appear to be Guernseys or Alderneys.
Object number2004.52.286-.323
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: upper left, "2d d"; lower right, accession number.NotesSubject Note: Templates were used in the composition of oil paintings. Some appear to have been based on photographs. (Finlay 8/27/2004)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    2004.52.72
    Edwin Augustus Moore
    1878-1922
    2004.52.437
    Edwin Augustus Moore
    early 20th century
    Museum purchase, 1981.4.0.16  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    late 19th-early 20th century
    Museum purchase, 1987.232.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Charles Putnam
    about 1825
    2004.52.20
    Edwin Augustus Moore
    1879-1900
    Gift of Laura Harding Brewer and Kate Cheney Chappell, 2022.38.25.1, Connecticut Historical Soc…
    Caroline Parker Smith
    1903-1904
    The Farmers Pets.
    Kelloggs & Comstock
    1848-1850
    The Farmers Friends.
    Elijah Chapman Kellogg
    1852-1853
    Museum purchase, 1994.109.0  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
    Sibyl Huntington
    about 1758