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Harding Fitch House, Main St., Willimantic Conn.

PainterPainted by Louis Grosvernor Frink American, 1869 - 1956

DateDecember 1933

MediumDrawing; pencil, watercolor, and gouache on brown paper on cardboard

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 15 3/4 x 20in. (40 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineN.C. Brainard Acquisition Fund and Seymour Museum Fund Income

DescriptionDrawing of a red house with a stone chimney on its gambrel roof and a centered entrance door with small steps leading outdoor flanked by a short stone wall. Two deciduous trees are on the left of the house.

Object number1973.25.71

MarkingsOn verso, stamped in black ink, "American Primitives / by Lou Frink / Windham, Conn. No. 71"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pen [Lou's handwriting], "[cut] / by Lou Frink / Dec. 1933"

Upper center, in pencil [Lou's handwriting], "Harding Fitch / Home / Main St. / Williamantic Conn."

Lower right, in pencil [Not Lou], accession numberNotesHarding Fitch was a descendant of Stephen Fitch, who built the original portion of what is now known as Fitch House in 1737. As the family grew, they expanded and altered the structure over the years. Originally located at the western end of Main Street, across from the Old Willimantic Cemetery, Fitch House was relocated in 1939 to Old Sturbridge Village.

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