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Aunt Wal's Old House
Mrs. L. Gleason (American, 19th century)
Medium/Technique
Pen and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.9 x 48.3 cm (12 15/16 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.470
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1161, fig. 263 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- landscapes. Two-story brick house with two-story porch across front. Pine tree, shrubs and picket fence. Dog carrying basket right foreground.
Marks
Watermark: J. Whatman, Turkey Mill, 1853
InscriptionsTablet on right chimney inscribed in wash: T.M./ July 4/ 1826.
On back of frame: Aunt Wals old house Mitchell Creek near Troga Pa. by Mrs. L. Gleason
On back of frame: Aunt Wals old house Mitchell Creek near Troga Pa. by Mrs. L. Gleason
Provenance1960, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)