Objects - Art

A Hopeless Undertaking

Engraving printed on an interior page of "Harper's Weekly". The illustration shows a man in a diving suit underwater. He is attached to a sailboat filled with men by a long line, and he is grasping a rope attached to a shipwreck. The sail of the boat is labeled "VERMONT" over a maple leaf, and a man on the prow is blowing into a horn labeled "LOST CAUSE". The shipwreck is labeled, "DEMOCRACY. SUNK 1869". The weighted shoes of the diving suit are labeled, "TOO SOLID / SOUTH". There is a steam-assisted sailing ship at the right with a flag labeled, "THE REPUBLICAN SHIP", and there is a man floating in the water between the two vessels. Beneath the image is the caption, "HANCOCK (who has been sent down to see what can be done to raise an ancient wreck). "If I only had this old hulk above water, and on the White House dry-dock, she might be made ready for action again."" The back of the page is printed with four columns of political news stories.

1991.52.1

A Little River

Hand-colored photographic print showing a river bed with a road beside it. The photograph shows evidence of editing where telephone poles and wires have been removed. The print is cut close and top mounted onto an embossed mat. It is labeled in pencil "A Little River / Wallace Nutting" beneath the print.

1998.10.1

A Scene Near Woodstock

Oil painting on board showing a green field. There are trees on the right, and hills and mountains in the background. There is a sketch of a woman on the back of the board.

1957.1.345

A Storm Coming

Watercolor painting showing a town in a valley. The town (Waterbury, Vermont) is situated to the left of a straight railroad track running from the lower left corner of the painting to the center horizon. The buildings are carefully drafted, with pencil marks visible through the paint. Green hills rise up behind and to either side of the town, with blue mountains in the far distance. Grey clouds darken the sky at the upper right. The painting is in a gilded frame, and the backboard is cut away in sections on the reverse to reveal the handwritten title.

2021.30.2

Painted by Rachael Robinson in Waterbury, Vermont

A Vt. Kitchen Tunket

Wooden diorama scene showing several people dancing in a kitchen. The room, or box, is carved with the label, "A VT. KITCHEN TUNKET". The walls of the diorama are carved to represent a simple interior, with bead board or planking on the lower half of the walls, and a four-paneled door at the center back. From right to left, the scene includes a seated woman, a dog and puppies, a shelf of accessories, a stove, a fiddler atop a table, a step caller, four dancing couples, a clock on a shelf, two standing men, lanterns on a shelf, and two seated women.

1991.46.4

Made by Napoleon DeGuise in Waterbury, VT.

A Winter's Day in Montpelier, Vt.

Landscape print showing a snowy city scene. there is a line of trees down the center of the composition, leading away from the viewer. The boundaries of the scene are lined with large, Victorian residential buildings. To the left of the trees are two figures in a sleigh being pulled by a donkey. A lone, dark figure is walking away from the viewer to the right of the trees. The lower left corner has the inscription, "A Winter's Day in Montpelier, Vt.", and the lower right is signed, "J.F. Gilman '86".

The back is completely filled with a handwritten note that reads, "This was done in 1889 - shows old granite posts & chains and iron fence in front of State House - Old DeBoer (maybe Reed) House before it was split and moved for construction of National Life - The Reed (Goerge) house back of that where Maurice Dewey lived (8 Bailey Ave) was moved in 2 sections onto a newly constructed basement and land filled by dirt from excavation for the new building - It took 3 weeks to move the sections on rollers to new location - A robin over front bed room blinds raised her young in transit and kept her nest in new location. This also shows at left the square rooming and boarding house, The Riverside, which was made out of the modern structure first built for the Episcopalian (Christ) Church and used for services till the new granite Church (opposite Court house) was put into use - Note "pung" deep in snow and man plodding along the would-be walk - no ploughs then - only snow rollers -"

1954.22.14

A. B. W. Tenney

This artwork is an oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a middle-aged white man with dark hair. He is shown wearing a suit consisting of a black jacket, black vest, black bowtie, and a white shirt. The background of the painting is brown in color. The painting is housed in a gilded frame.

2006.68.1

Aaron Goddard

Tinted photograph of an elderly man wearing a black suit. He has chin-length white hair with a short fringe. He is wearing a large bow tie. The portrait is within a large, gilded oval frame. The back of the painting is labeled, "Aaron Goddard of Reading, Vermont taken in 1846" and "Give to Vt Historical Society, Montpelier, Vt.", in pencil.

1958.1.1571

Abdiel Kent

This portrait depicts a middle-aged or older white man with brown hair, dressed in a gray suit and a white shirt with a stand-up collar. He is also wearing a black bow tie. The background of the portrait is painted light blue.

1992.86.1

Abigail Scott Bullard and Child

Portrait of a woman holding a young child. The woman is wearing a black dress that fades into the dark background. Over the dress she is wearing a sheer pelerine with a ruffled collar. A wide, white collar can be seen through the pelerine. She is also wearing a lacy, ruffled cap decorated with green ribbon held in bows at the top and tied beneath her chine. She is holding a young child, likely her son Henry, who has short, light-colored hair and is wearing a white dress.

2014.37.5

Abraham Lincoln

Portrait showing a man wearing a black, three-piece suit, a white shirt with a fall-collar, and a black tie or cravat. He has dark hair and a short beard following his jawline.

2019.9.1

Admiral George Dewey

White marble portrait bust of Admiral George Dewey. He is shown with center-parted hair and a large mustache. He is wearing a double-breasted coat with a point fall collar. It sits on a round, fluted base. Each flute is painted gold.

1969.28.30

Admiral George Dewey

This portrait is oval in shape and depicts an older man who is dressed in a uniform. He is wearing a white jacket with shoulder straps and stars, as well as a white hat with a black visor. The visor of the hat features a gold filigree design. The man has white hair and a white mustache. The portrait is signed with the words "For Mrs. George Fabyan with the best wishes of George Dewey". There is an additional autograph ("George Dewey") at the bottom center, below the portrait.

1940.22.1

Admiral George Dewey

Small, white bust of Admiral Dewey. The bust sits on a round, ogee pedestal. Dewey wears a double-breasted coat with a fall collar and epaulets, each with two anchors, and is shown facing slightly upwards. He has a handlebar mustache, his wavy hair is parted down the center. Mold seams are visible at the center back to the proper left of the buttons on the front.

1969.28.32

Admiral George Dewey

Silver-painted portrait bust of Admiral George Dewey. He has a large mustache, and his hair is parted in the center. He is wearing a double-breasted military coat with rectangular epaulets. The round base is molded with a flying eagle and architectural decorative elements.

1969.28.23

Alexander Thuren

The artwork depicts a crayon enlargement placed within an oval frame. The subject of the artwork is a white man with thin hair, dressed in a black suit complemented by a bow tie. There is slight tinting on the cheeks and lips in a subtle shade of pink, while the rest of the image remains in grayscale.

2002.31.1

Alexander Thuren worked in the granite industry in Montpelier, Vermont

Alfred Randall

Full length profile portrait of a young man in pen and ink with watercolor highlights. The man faces left and has his left hand on his hip. He holds a tall beaver hat in his right hand. He is dressed in black pants, a black cutaway jacket, a cream colored vest, a white shirt with stand-up collar, and and a white cravat. Pinned to the cravat is a gold chain with a brooch. A blue and red watch fob with metal ornament drapes from his right front hip area. The man's hair is cut short, swept forward in front of the ears and forward, and into a wave at the forehead. There is stylized grass and rocks in foreground, and written in ink on left side of portrait is the inscription, "Alfred Randall/ Portland/ County of Cumberland/ State of Maine" Written in ink on right side of portraid is, "A Compliment to his/ afectionate Mother/ Resident Derby V.T."

1985.7.4

Alfred Randall was from Greensboro, Vermont

Alley In The Pleasure Gardens

The sketch portrays a landscape scene with various elements. On the left side, there is a tree positioned next to a pathway. On both sides of the pathway, there are neatly cut and trimmed box hedges. Moving towards the right side of the sketch, there are small trees and shrubs situated next to the hedge. In the background, there are additional trees, shrubs, and what appears to be a weeping willow tree towards the left.

1959.66.11

Along The Winooski

Landscape engraving showing a flat, wide river. The river is flowing through a wide valley, and there are rolling hills framing the horizon.

1958.1.1606

Amelia Heilman Wait

Miniature portrait of a woman. The woman has frizzy, curled hair worn high on her head, with a short fringe in the front and a plaid headband. She is facing toward the right but looking to the left of the viewer. She is wearing a white garment with a low, scooped neckline trimmed with white sheer fabric. She is shown in front of a blue sky with white clouds. The painting in held within a double frame: the inner frame is an oval, and the outer frame is a rectangle.

1953.63.2

Ammi B. Young

Portrait showing a man sitting in profile, holding a small painting. The man has curly, dark hair, and is wearing tan trousers, a white jacket, a white vest, and a black shirt. He holds a small painting on the arm of his red Windsor arm chair, but the painting is facing away from the viewer, showing the stretcher and the artist's signature on the back of the canvase ("C. Rogers Aug. 1846"). the stretcher itself is labeled with "No. 232 Young." His other arm is draped casually on the arm of the chair, and his legs are crossed at the knee.

1971.53.1

Painted by C. Rogers in Montpelier in 1846, and shows Ammi B. Young, the architect of the State House.

Anna Gray Child

Oval portrait showing an elderly woman in a white bonnet and black clothing. She is wearing gold-framed, rectangular glasses. The bonnets is tied in a small bow beneath her chin. Her clothing is quite loosely draped and may be either a dressing gown or a shawl.

1965.70.1

Anna Gray Child was one of the early residents of Castleton, Vermont

Anna Partridge

Portrait of a young girl. Her hair is pulled back from her face with small curls at her hairline and ringlets showing at her shoulders. She is wearing a garment that has a lace yoke. The girl has a birth defect that is seen in the image as her having no neck showing.

2004.49.1

Approach To Montpelier

Landscape print showing a road running alongside a narrow, flat river. The grass-covered embankment between the road and water is lined with trees. Figures in the foreground include two young boys throwing rocks into the water, a girl picking flowers, and a girl or woman watching the two boys. In the middle ground, a wagon full of wood travels down the road and two horses drink from the river. There is a house by the road with more buildings lining that side of the road, and the dome of Vermont's statehouse at the center above the tree line. Written at the bottom right of the paper, beneath this image, is the label, "Proof No 15".

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Approach to Montpelier

Landscape painting showing a road running alongside a narrow, flat river. The grass-covered embankment between the road and water is lined with trees. Figures in the foreground include two young boys throwing rocks into the water, a girl picking flowers, and a girl or woman watching the two boys. In the middle ground, a wagon full of wood travels down the road and two horses drink from the river. There is a yellow house by the road with more buildings lining that side of the road, and the red dome of Vermont's statehouse at the center above the tree line.

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Painted by James Franklin Gilman in 1889

Approach to Montpelier

Landscape print showing a road running alongside a narrow, flat river. The grass-covered embankment between the road and water is lined with trees. Figures in the foreground include two young boys throwing rocks into the water, a girl picking flowers, and a girl or woman watching the two boys. In the middle ground, a wagon full of wood travels down the road and two horses drink from the river. There is a house by the road with more buildings lining that side of the road, and the dome of Vermont's statehouse at the center above the tree line.

1974.40.1

Apricot Tree on Frost Farm

Woodcut print showing a tree in front of a stone wall. The printed is signed in pencil, "J J Lankes". The words, "Apricot tree on Frost's Farm. Illustration for "Victorian Village" by Steese" is written across the bottom of the paper.

1958.1.1583

Arthur Tandy

Orange and maroon screen print of a photograph showing three men standing in front of a locomotive engine. The side of the train is labeled, "ARTHUR TANDY / PEOPLE'S LINE", and the coal car is labeled, "MONTPELIER".

1972.63.1

Asa Lyon

Miniature portrait of middle-aged man facing right proper. Man wears black jacket, white shirt and tie. Written in ink on the face of the mounting paper: "Only/ _______ Portrait/ lation(?)/of/ Hon. Rev. Asa Lyon, M.C./ Depostied with the Vermont Historical Society/ Oct. 21, 1880/ By Miss Hemenway of Vt."

Watercolor portrait miniature on ivory. The portrait shows a middle-aged white man with short hair. His hairline is receding at the corners. He is wearing a black jacket and vest, and white shirt with a cravat tied into a bow. The background is painted brown and shaded to look like curtains. The ivory piece is oval, and there are two vertical cracks. The whole is mounted onto paper that has the inked inscription, "Only C[illeg]zin Portrait taken of / Hon. Rev. Asa Lyon, M. C. / Deposited with the Vermont Historical Society Oc 21, 1880. By Miss Hemenway of Vt."

1880.2.1

Shows Rev. Asa Lyon of Pomfret, Vermont, who served as US Representative from Vermont. Lyon was elected for multiple, non-consecutive terms, serving from 1799 to 1802, from 1804 to 1806, and in 1808.

Asahel Peck

Print showing a man wearing a black suit jacket and tie, a cream vest, and a white shirt facing to the left. He has white hair brushed forward on his head, and hair on his neck. The print is framed in a wooden frame beneath white matboard. A metal plaque at the bottom center of the frame reads, "ASAHEL PECK 1874 - 76".

1908.6.33

Asahel Peck was Governor of Vermont from 1874 to 1876.

Asbestos Mill - Belvidere Mountain

Pencil drawing showing a mountain-side factory. There are several raised passageways on stilts connecting from the large factory building to places outside the borders of the drawing. There are trees in the foreground and a large mountain in the background. The image is labeled, "Asbestos Mill - Belvidere Mountain" at the center bottom. The top edge of the paper is wavy from perforation.

1980.33.45

Asbestos was mined in Vermont until 1993.

Ash Trees

Print showing a copse of ash trees in a field. There are a series of barns in the background. The print is signed, "To Neil Davis / All good wishes Luigi Lucioni".

1989.43.1

Aurelia

A drawing of of a shovel and a watering can near some recently dug dirt that reads “Αυρηλια” or “Aurelia” in Greek. The scene is set against a wooden wall of some sort. It is charcoal and graphite. Signed in the bottom right corner and dated 1900.

2021.36.4

Aurelia's Back Window

The title page for “Aurelia’s Back Window” by Helen Nicolay. It is a smaller and slightly different version than the other drawing for the title page. The left half is taken up by a window with smoke escaping a flowers below. Charcoal is also used. It is signed in the top left corner and dated 1900.

2021.36.11

Aurelia's Back Window

The title page for “Aurelia’s Back Window” bu Helen Nicolay. It takes up 3/4 of the paper and shows a window with smoke escaping it and flowers below to the left of the title. It is in black and white and also uses charcoal. Signed in the bottom left corner and dated 1900.

2021.36.10

Authors of the United States

Framed print showing a large group of men and women in 19th-century clothing in a classical interior or courtyard. There are three tables around which people are seated, and stairways flank the scene, with people standing on the stairs. Numerous people stand behind those seated around the tables.

1968.28.2

Owned by the Myrick or Wheelock families of Montpelier, Vermont

Autumn Roofs and Trees

Woodcut print showing rooflines beneath the leafless branches of tall trees. The bottom left corner is marked, "RM".

1998.22.52

Barre Academy

Pencil drawing showing a large, neoclassical building beside a 2.5-story house. The neoclassical building has 4 columns and central cupola. The house is 5 bays long, with the entrance at the center of the 3-bay front. The buildings are within a fenced-in yard, and a path leads out of the yard toward the viewer. There is a road running diagonally through the lower right foreground of the composition with 2 groups of travelers: a walking family, and a couple in a carriage. The back is labeled, "Barre Academy, Dr. Jacob Spaulding, principal".

1987.47.1

Basket of Strawberries

Painting on velvet of a narrow basket filled with strawberries.

1957.1.338

Bennington Battle Moument

Colored lithographic print showing the Bennington Battle monument, which is a large, gray obelisk with a series of five long, vertical windows in the center in a series of two rows the upper being longer than the lower and each row capping with a protruding gray ledge. There are several groupings of people on the ground beneath the monument, their shadows reaching towards the central structure. They are shown in fields and amongst trees as if in a park with light greenish-blue mountains in the background and a light blue sky with layers of fluffy grayish, yellowish clouds evaporating into a golden mist over the mountains. The print itself is a portrait-based image with a round top. Filling in the upper corners of the general print is a continuation of the light yellow, linear border into two delicate double and mirrored curling vine designs. Underneath the image but inside of the light, yellow, linear border in very small, black single-stroke lettering from left to right, "PUBLISHED BY WELLS & COVERLY, TROY, N.Y. COPYRIGHT 1891. BURLEIGH LITHO EST TROY, N.Y."
Under the print is the title, "BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT" in empty serifed lettering delineated by stylistic, black outlining, an advertisement for a clothing store in Troy, New York, and details about the monument. Bearing inscriptions, "PUBLISHED BY," in small serifed lettering, "WELLS & COVERLY," in much larger, thin serifed lettering. Underneath in thick, dark, simplistic lettering, "The People's Popular CLOTHIERS," and below that in very thin and smaller, mono linear writing, "336-338 RIVER ST.,/13-15-17 FOURTH ST.," to the left in taller, darker, serifed lettering, "TROY, N.Y."
On either side of the main body are smaller paragraphs of inscriptions:
On the left in italicized, semi-cursive, serifed lettering, "Bennington Battle Monument Associa-/tion chartered 1853./Corner stone laid Aug. 16, '87/Cap stone placed Nov. 25th, '89/Dedicated Aug. 19, '91."
On the right side in taller, typewriter style, squarish lettering, "DIMENSIONS." Underneath in the same small, italicized, semi-cursive, serifed writing, "Base 37 ft. square./Height 301 feet." Again in taller typewriter style lettering, "COST." Undenerth in the same italicized, "Monument and grounds 117,000./Designed by J. Ph. Sinm, Boston."

2006.69.8

Bennington Monument

Pencil drawing showing a large obelisk beside a tree. There is a smaller monument to the left of the tree. The bottom right corner is labeled, "BENNINGTON MONUMENT".

1980.33.5

Bennington Monument

Print showing a tree-lined avenue leading to a tall obelisk. There are colonial style houses along the right of the avenue, and there is a woman pushing a stroller in front of the closest house.

1953.62.1

Betsey Bent Green Perry

Oil portrait of a middle-aged woman with dark hair. She is shown seated in front of a dark background with her right arm resting on a plain wooden table. She is wearing a blue or grey dress with voluminous sleeves set low on her shoulders, and a wide, black belt around her waist. She has a large, frilled cap made of sheer white fabric is two long lappets hanging in front of her shoulders and extending from the center back of the cap. She is also wearing a fichu made of sheer white fabric. There is a small, oval brooch at her center neckline. Her dark hair is held in elaborate waves or rolls at the front, and hidden beneath the cap in the back. The canvas has been removed from the stretchers. The back has a penciled inscription that reads, "Mrs. Green / Mother of Darius".

1959.65.2

Shows Betsey Bent Green Perry of Ludlow, Vermont

Big Pine near Bennington

Woodcut print showing a tall pine tree within a hilly landscape. On the left, a road runs from the foreground to the middleground. A row of telephone poles follows the road. In the foreground is a one-story building with an attached shed. A low hill is in the middleground, and there are high hills or mountains in the background. The sky with clouds occupies half the image. The inscription, "Big Pine near Bennington - No 13 - J.J.Lankes", is written beneath the print in pencil.

1958.1.1585

Billings Bridge, Rutland, VT

Landscape print showing a covered bridge spanning a low river. The bridge is open toward the viewer. The top of a building is visible on the far side of the crossing, and the horizon is bordered by mountains and tall trees.

1958.1.1631

Billings Hall

Lithographic print of a sketch showing a gothic style building. The building has a central peaked roof with a tower at each side of the front wall; the left tower is higher than the roof while the right tower is shorter. There is a large arch at the center of the front wall. It is signed, "Ruth G. Mould 1931-".

1998.22.27

Shows Billings Hall at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont

Billings Hall

Lithographic print of a sketch showing a gothic style building. The building has a central peaked roof with a tower at each side of the front wall; the left tower is higher than the roof while the right tower is shorter. There is a large arch at the center of the front wall. It is signed, "Ruth G. Mould 1931-".

1998.22.50

Shows Billings Hall at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont

Bird

Pine cone bird that has a mottled black base, brown legs, pine cone boddy, black and white striped neck. Bird leans to the right.

1964.63.146

Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.

Birdhouse

Square birdhouse with peaked roof painted all over with images of Vermont. The front is painted with a stylized version of the Vermont seal, featuring bales of wheat and a cow in a field flanking a tree. The bust of a deer (in the form of a crest) surmounts the opening, and the base is framed with two tree branches and the words "FREEDOM/VERMONT/UNITY" in a red ribbon. A small dowel protrudes out from underneath the opening to act as a perch.

The proper left side of the house is painted with the exterior of the Spaulding High School building (now Vermont History Center), the monument of Robert Burns, and a green sign with the words "Vermont Historical Society" in white. This side opens up to allow access to the inside, and is held in place with a small wooden block that is painted to blend into the scene.

The back shows an aerial view of rolling fields with white sheep, spotted cows, and both green and autumn-colored trees bordering the fields. A small town is depicted near the center, and purple, snow-capped mountains form the horizon. There is hardware at the center top for mounting the house to a wall.

The proper right side shows an aerial view of a town center, with a white steepled church at center. Additional red and white buildings dot the rolling hills, which are painted in both greens and golds.

The bottom is painted bright green, and has three drainage holes.

Twine is attached to the peak of the roof to allow for hanging.

2020.20.1

Birth Certificate

Framed, handwritten birth information of Harriot Smalley. The certificate consists of the name Harriot Smalley written in large copperplate letters, filled in with a checkered patter. The last letter of Smalley is placed between the two words. Her birth details are written in script beneath. The designed is framed by a checkered pattern at the top and bottom and a chevron or X pattern on the sides. The certificate is held in a black-painted wooden frame, decorated with rivet-type nails. A note on the back of the frame reads, "This frame was made by uncle Osange Smalley (brother of Harriot) when he was only five years old. The pen work was by a schollar [sic] of here while she was teaching in Brandon Vt. D. A. G."

1950.1

Birthplace of a President, Plymouth VT.

Print showing a retail building (general store) on the corner of a large, multi-use structure. The store has a front porch, and there are two men lounging on it, one in a chair and one on the ground. To the left of the store is a short section of building with a door that is raised from the ground with no steps. In front of the door is a gas pump. To the right of the small building sections is a garage opening with a car parked inside. There is a church building with a steeple behind the store, aligned to appear attached. There is a headstone or small monument in the bottom right corner. The bottom of the image is labeled "Birthplace of a President. Plymouth, Vermont / Alice Standish Buell" in pencil.

1958.1.1603

Black River Bridge

Full-color print showing a covered bridge. The bridge is crossing a river or stream that is hidden beneath the grassy foreground. There are four trees flanking the road and short, uncovered bridge leading to the structure. The sky is colored to indicate a sunset. The road and bridge are outlined with black, and details o the grass of the tree trunks are black.

1958.1.1575

Blanche Hollister Kent

Charcoal portrait of a young white woman with dark-colored hair. She is wearing a high-necked, dark-colored garment with a white neck ruffle and a large bow at the center front neck. Her hair is parted down the center. It is framed in a gilded wood frame with a white mat. It is signed on the bottom right, "J. F. Gilman '80".

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Box

Ceramic box with detaching lid and brown painted glaze. The lid is molded with a squirrel within a circular medallion.

2023.14.13a-b

Made or owned by Pasquale "Patsy" Santo of Rutland, Vermont.

Brevet Maj. Gen. George J. Stannard, U.S.V.

Portrait of a man facing slightly to the left. He is wearing a blue, double breasted military coat with rectangular shoulder straps. The coat is double breasted with the buttons in both rows grouped in threes. He has short, white hair and a white beard and is bald on the top of his head. The painting is in an ornate, gilded frame with the label, "BREVENT MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE J. STANNARD, U.S.V. 1820--1886", at the center bottom.

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Bridge

Pastel picture of a bridge and townhouses by a river in a whitish wooden frame. The artist's name is difficult to decipher, but appears to be George Mavtag, 1948.

1964.63.177

Given to the people of Vermont from the people of France as part of the Merci Train after World War II.

Bridge In Chester

Print showing a covered bridge crossing a river beside a decaying house. The house is sagging in the middle, with a prominent crack. There is a farm complex visible in the distance at the right of the scene.

1929.16.1

Bridge In Chester

Print showing a covered bridge crossing a river. The bridge is oriented to the right, slightly toward the viewer, with the far side out of frame. It is shown as dilapidated, with multiple boards missing and several chips around the top of the entrance. A woman and young girl are standing by a fence near the entrance of the bridge's pedestrian path, and a man is exiting the path. The darkly shaded interior of the bridge has the work "CIRCUS" barely visible on the wall. There are dead trees flanking the bridge and on the far bank of the river.

1929.16.3

Bridge In Pownal

Prints showing a covered bridge crossing a river. The bridge has an extended pedestrian path on the right, and there is a person walking on the side of the road toward the bridge, away from the viewer. There are several signs around the entrance of the bridge: 3 at the top, 2 on the left, and 1 on the right. There are residential buildings visible on the far side of the river, and a tall hill rises in the right background.

1929.16.2

Bridge In Windsor

Print showing a covered bridge crossing a river seen from a lower bank. The bridge is oriented to the right, slightly toward the viewer.

1929.16.5

Bridge In Woodstock

Print showing a large, covered bridge crossing a river. The bridge is oriented to the left, slightly toward the viewer, with the far side out of frame. There is an enclosed pedestrian path on the right of the bridge, with multiple people standing on the path in front of it. A short waterfall is visible to the left, and rapids are visible on the right.

1929.16.4

Bridge Over Mad River

Landscape print showing a covered bridge crossing high above a rocky river. There are trees and shrubs covering the backs, and dark hills and sky in the background.

1958.1.1605

Brigadier General Stephen Thomas

Portrait to the waist of an older man in uniform. He has short gray hair, parted on the left, blue eyes, a full mustache, and a long gray beard. Four gold buttons on front of his military coat are visible. He is holding the handle of a gold sword and stands before a dark sky with golden clouds.

VHS-A-146

Brigadier General Stephen Thomas was commander of the 8th Vt. Regiment in the Civil War.

Brookfield

Drawing on board showing a wooden bridge leading to a small town. The buildings in the top directly abut the river over a rock wall. Mountains are in the background. A sheet of tissue paper has been taped at the top of the image to fall over it as protection, and bears the label, "BROOKFIELD." The drawing is signed at the lower right corner, "BOB VOGEL"

2020.15.2

Brush

Shoe polishing brush with a painted handle. The brush has horsehair bristles stemming from the entirety of one side of the handle. The other side of the handle is painted with the image of a monument of a mountain lion (the catamount monument in Bennington, Vermont) set in an exterior scene. The bottom is labeled, "Souvenir of Bennington".

2023.14.7

Made by Pasquale "Patsy" Santo of Rutland, Vermont.

Bull Thistle

Landscape print showing a blooming thistle plant in front of a large tree trunk or rock. The right part of the composition shows meadows, hills, and trees. There are white, fluffy clouds in the sky. Two sheep are on a path in the meadow.

1988.22.6

Burlington, Vermont

Landscape print removed from a book showing a slight bird's-eye view of a city [Burlington, Vermont] on the edge of a body of water [Lake Champlain]. The city has several clusters of buildings separated by low trees. While many of the buildings on nondescript, there are 4 buildings with steeples or cupolas: 2 with pillared steeples, 1 with single-point steeple, and 1 with 4 corner points. The body of water spans across the center of the composition with mountains along the far side. There are 6 crafts on the lake: 1 steamboat, 3 single-masted sailing boats, and 2 unidentifiable boats. A cloudy sky takes up the upper half of the composition, with rays of sunlight shining from the center onto the far mountains. The bottom of the composition is bordered by close foliage, giving the impression that the viewer is standing on a bluff. The words, "Burlington Vermont." are written in pencil at the center bottom.

2013.29.7

Cabot Farmers Cooperative Creamery

Linocut print. The central focus of the image is a building with slanting (pitched), shingled roof and wooden exterior with shuttered windows surrounded by 4-5 horse-drawn wagons. These wagons are being loaded with milk cans from the open doorway of the building with horses in front of each wagon waiting. Alongside wagons are pairs of farmers. In the back, right is a pair with dark coats and hats and in the front right is another pair in overalls with their sleeves rolled up and bean bag caps. Two women sit atop their wagons, one along the side of the building, by the further window, and one in the lower right hand side facing us. In the background, there are figures of animals grazing peacefully in the fields with a winding fence along the left hand side and a small, barn in the distance with a smaller building attaching to its front facade. Below the image, there is the title, "CABOT FARMERS/ COOPERATIVE CREAMERY" in simplistic, thick, single stroke styled lettering and positioned to the right of it, there is the "Rosedale Brand" logo with gothic-style lettering, which features a rose blossom. Below the title, there is a statement that reads: "Vermonters working together / Since 1919" in stylized, casual, semi-thick semi-thin writing. The print is mounted on light beige paper.

2009.2.4

Calais/Woodbury

Drawing on board showing a small farm complex situated along a road by a pond.

A piece of tissue paper has been secured at the top to fall over the drawing and bears the inscription, "CALAIS/WOODBURY" in red pencil. A yellow Post-It note affixed to the tissue reads, "This set of Field prints is for showing ONLY! Not to be sold. Prints are shipped from ARTIST."

2020.15.1

California

Landscape with log cabin in small clearing in woods. Two large trees flank one story cabin. In cabin yard ia a horse, two wheeled cart. A man walks from right toward cabin. Along bottom (left to right) in pencil: California/ from Shaw/ Dec. '49"

1948.12.12

Calista Rice Baldwin

Oil painting of a woman with grey hair in a black dress and cap. She is seated with her hands placed in her lap, and she is looking off to the viewer's left. She is wearing oval, wire-rimmed glasses, pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a brooch. Her dress buttons up the center front and has low, full sleeves. There is a red curtain behind her.

1957.1.332

Calvin Coolidge Homestead

Print showing a house on a hill. The house consists of a 2-story, 5-bay main house with a barn addition on the left. There are two large trees close to the front of the house. There is a wooden fence stretching from the left side of the addition to the right side of the viewer.

1958.1.1602

Camel's Hump

Woodcut print showing layers of hills and mountains. There is a colonial style house at the bottom right corner. Each layer of hills is distinct and interpreted with a different textural pattern. The final layer is Camel's Hump. There are two large trees at the left edge and a portion of a building can be seen near their base.

1958.51.1

Camp Berdan

Pencil sketch showing a long, clapboard building encircled by an oval path. There is a line of people to the left of the building, a man walking toward the building to the right, and a man holding a gun or stick over his shoulder in front of the building. There is a pole flying the United States flag at the center of the composition. The flag is the only part of the sketch that is colored. Hills border the horizon on either side of the composition. There are multiple labels: "Ball Road" on the left edge; "Village" at the bottom left; "Camp Berdan" at the bottom center; "West Randolph Vt" at the bottom right; "Wm [illeg]" at the bottom right. The page was previously folded for mailing, with the shipping label, "Mr. Exes Menet / care of capt. Stoughton / sec of the U.S.S.S. camp / instruction Washington DC".

2015.12.20

Shows Camp Berdan, likely a camp of sharpshooters under the command of Colonel Hiram Berdan, near Randolph, Vermont, during the Civil War. The drawing was mailed to Exes Minette at the main sharpshooter training camp, Camp of Instruction, in Washington, DC.

Candace Salter Stevens

Portrait of a woman wearing a black dress with a translucent white cap and collar. The woman is shown with rosy cheeks and dark hair and eyes. Her hair is held in large curls on either side of her head, and she is wearing a gold beaded necklace. Her cap is trimmed with pleats, as is her collar. Her sleeves are very wide, and she is holding her right hand in front of her at the waist. The whole is framed in an ornate gilt frame.

1903.4.2

Candace Salter Stevens of Barnet was the wife of Henry Stevens, the founder of the Vermont Historical Society.

Captain Stephen F. Brown

Plaster figure showing a man in a military uniform holding a hatchet. He is wearing a brimmed hat and has a goatee. His uniform is of the style worn during the Civil War. The hatchets handle consists of two twisted-together wires. The figure is panted to resemble bronze.

1927.2.2

Captain Stephen F. Brown was 1st Lieutenant of Co. K 13th Vermont Regiment during the Civil War. Just before the battle of Gettysburg he had been placed under arrest and deprived of his sword for disobeying orders in getting water for his men from a nearby spring on the way to the battle. When the battle started Lieutenant Brown was reenstated, but his sword could not be found. He weilded a camp hatchet until he recieved a sword from a captured Confederate officer. Brown reenlisted and was comminsioned as a Captain in Co. A 17th Vermont. He was wounded lost an arm at the Wilderness May 6, 1864.

Carlos Coolidge

Print showing a man wearing a black suit jacket, vest, and bowtie, and a white shirt. His white hair is worn short and brushed upward. The print is framed in a wooden frame beneath white matboard. A metal plaque at the bottom center of the frame reads, "CARLOS COOLIDGE 1848 - 1850".

1908.6.18

Carlos Coolidge was Governor of Vermont from 1848 to 1850.

Carlos Coolidge

Oil portrait depicting a white man with short grey hair. His complexion features red cheeks. He is depicted wearing a black suit with a large black bowtie. The background of the portrait is dark. The artwork is encased within an ornate gilded frame.

2005.32.3

Carlos Coolidge was Governor of Vermont from 1848 to 1850.

Caroline and James Stevens

Diptych portraits showing a woman (left) and man (right), both wearing black and looking toward the viewer. The woman is wearing a black dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline and low-set sleeves. Her bodice is pleated into a v-shape with high point at the neckline. She is also wearing a transparent shawl or stole. Her dark hair is parted in the center and held in a high bun. The man is shown wearing a black, three piece suit, a white suit with a high collar, and black cravat. His brown hair is parted on the side and swept across. His left hand rests on the back of a wooden chair.

The lustrous, burl wood frame is carved into an ogee shape with a flat divider between the two paintings.

James and Caroline Stevens lived in Craftsbury, Vermont, where James worked as a cabinetmaker.

1991.61.1

Carroll S. Page

Photograph of a man wearing a black suit and white shirt seated in an elaborately carved armchair. He is bald on the top of his head and has a short, white beard. He is holding a narrow book in his lap.

1908.6.41

Carroll S. Page was Governor of Vermont from 1890 to 1892.

Carving

Bas-relief carving of an eagle carrying a cannon in its talons. Its wings are spread outward, and its head is turned to its left. The labels "LYNDES" and "152" are carved into the back of each, and there is a metal hanging bracket screwed into the back. There are small (1/16-inch) holes drilled into th eback of each wing near the tips, and some at the back of the cannon.

2003.57

Made by Stanley H. Lyndes of Plainfield, Vermont.

Carving

Wooden carving of a horse. The horse is slightly rotund and has a very detailed mane falling to one side of its face. It has proportionally short legs. It is standing upright with its head tilted slightly to the left.

1981.31

Made by Erik John Johnson of Proctor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a braying donkey. It is shown standing on all four feet with its ears back and mouth slightly open.

2015.26.1

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small, whittled hanging plaque in the shape of a horseshoe with a horse's head in the center. The horse's head is three-dimensional and mounted similar to a hunting trophy in the center of the plaque. The back is marked, "Made in Feb - 13 - 1953 carved from scrap with jackknife." There is a brass hanging ring attached to the back with a screw.

2015.26.2

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a catamount, or mountain lion. It is shown lying down with a rock between its front legs and something in its mouth.

2015.26.3

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a woman balancing a bowl on her head. The woman is shown with her hair in a bun, holding a wrapped front coat or robe closed at the front of her body. The carving is carved in one with a short round base.

2015.26.4

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a bull's head. The carving is flat on the back for mounting to a wall, similar to a hunting trophy. The bull has two curved horns.

2015.26.5

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a man. The man is wearing cuffed pants, a button up shirt with the long sleeves rolled to his elbow, and a brimmed hat. He is holding a pickaxe. The carving is made as one with a square base.

2015.26.6

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a man laying on his side with a fishing pole held between his legs. The man is wearing long pants, shoes, and a button down shirt. He appears to have a bears. A long fishing pole made from a narrow dowel juts out at an angle from the man's knees, and a round wooden ball hangs from the end of the pole by a string.

2015.26.7

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a man about to cast a fishing pole. The man is wearing long pants, a button down shirt, and a brimmed hat. He is standing with bent knees holding a fishing rod vertically. In his other hand he holds a wire that is attached to a small wooden stick. A fish hook is embedded into the back of the small rectangular base.

2015.26.8

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a woman on skis. She has shoulder-length hair and is wearing a beanie. She is standing on two skis with her knees bent and is holding ski poles.

2015.26.9

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a man sitting on a stump. The man has his legs crossed at the knee and is holding a round object. He is wearing long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a brimmed hat. The stump is inked with the inscription, "CARVED of Peach WOOD by Wm. W. Warren Sr. Windsor, VT. Soo Good." The bottom of the stump is inked with the inscription, "Jack Nife CARVED by W. W. WARREN ST PEACH WOOD".

2015.26.10

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small carved wooden statue of a man. The man is showing wearing only a small garment over his groin and holding a hatchet and a large, unidentified object. His hair is shaved on both sides into a mohawk. He is wearing a pack on his back.

2015.26.11

Made by William W. Warren in Windsor, Vermont

Carving

Small wooden carving of a woman holding up a tennis racket. She is wearing shorts and a shirt and has short hair. She is standing with her knees bent, holding the racket vertically in front of her.

2015.26.12

Carving

Small wooden carving of an indigenous American man. He is shown wearing only a small garment over his groin, with a sling across his chest. He is holding a bow and standing with bent knees beside an irregularly shaped object rising from the circular base.

2015.26.13

Carving

Hyper-realistic wood carving of a bird mounted on a branch. The branch is mounted on a marble block that sits on a low wooden base inscribed, "VERMONT STATE BIRD HERMIT THRUSH". The back corner of the base has the written label, "F. L. Scholz Hancock, VT. #0208 1-91".

1991.1.1

Made by Floyd Scholz of Hancock, Vermont, to celebrate the Vermont Bicentennial in 1991.

Carving

Carved wooden scene consisting of a cow, woman, and cat in a barn stall. The cow has a brown head and white body, with white horns. The woman is wearing a blue dress and sitting on a stool milking the cow. The cat is grey and seating on the ground beside the woman. There is a feeding trough in front of the cow.

1964.35.2

Made by Erik Johnson in Proctor, Vermont

Carving

Whale tooth decorated with scrimshaw carving. The carving shows a rudimentary landscape consisting of five mountains with a house, outbuilding, and fence in from. The house is square with a peaked roof, a chimney, two windows per side, and a central front door. The fence consists of a horizontal line with evenly-spaced vertical lines beneath it. The outbuilding sits at the far end of the fence from the house, near the point of the tooth. The carving is labeled, "HOME IN BARRE VT. SEPT. 12 1861".

1968.6

Made by James Hamilton of Barre, Vermont, while skipper on the ship, "Charles W. Morgan".

Carving

Cedar bird tail carving on an uncarved base. This carving is made from one piece of cedar, which is then fanned out to form the tail. A small bag of unattached carved pieces accompanies the carving.

2012.23.14a-b

Made by Chester Nutting in West Danville, VT

Casting

Cast of a human hand on a rectangular base. The hand is cut off at the wrist, and the flat wrist portion is inscribed, "THE ORIGON CAPTAIN C.E. CLARK U.S.N. MARCH 29, 1902 / to WHITTEMORE FROM KELLY". There is a small loop inserted in the side for hanging.

1902.2

Castleton Seminary

Oblique front view of the 4-1/2 story brick building of Castleton Seminary. The front façade has a portico supported by four round columns. The roof has a tower with seven spires. A circular fence encloses a lawn in front of the building. A circular water trough is on the lawn to the left edge of the drawing.

VHS-A-571

Catamount

Rectangular piece of marble with a bas relief carving of a walking panther, or catamount. The animal is facing to the right and shown walking on a protruding base.

2013.12.1

Made by John Broadfield Warren from marble taken from his property in Dorset, Vermont

Catamount

Small plaster statue showing a catamount walking downward on a craggy rock. The statue has been painted with layers of bronze, copper, and black paint to appear metal. It is mounted onto a rectangular piece of alabaster.

2010.61.1

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Print showing a large, modern church building in a flat landscape dotted with young trees. The church consists of a low, 1-story wall and a tall, slanted roof culminating in a upward protrusion along the ridge. There is a cross at the far end of the protrusion. There is an addition on the far side of the building, on the right of the composition, with a flat roof. There is a rectangular frame to the left of the building with a bell hanging at the top interior. The print is signed at the bottom left, "Bruce Lee", and numbered at the bottom right, "132/338".

2012.53.1

Depicts the Cathedral of the Immaculate Consception, which was the cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington from 1977 to 2018.

Celebrating Barre, Vermont

Semi-abstract view of a city (Barre, Vermont) set in a valley and spreading up a mountain. The view shows several local landmarks, including recognizable buildings, with monuments shown at a much larger scale. Local features include the downtown bandstand, blocks of waste granite, Youth Triumphant, the labor hall, Robert Burns monument, Italian Granite Workers memorial, Spaulding School, First Church Universalist-Unitarian, and Barre Opera House.

2006.41.3

Central Vermont Railway

Charcoal drawing showing a man and train. The man is placed toward the foreground, and is shown wearing overalls and a conductor's hat. He is beckoning out of frame to the left, presumably to the engine car. Two train cars are in frame, both bearing the inscription, "CENTRAL VERMONT," in white paint. The cars are flat-topped, sideless freight cars and appear to be holding lumber. Evergreen trees and two mountains can be seen in the distance.

2020.11.1

The image was produced by McCann-Erickson, an advertising agency, for the Central Vermont Railway. It may have been the master for a series of advertising prints.

Central Vermont, in Winooski Valley

Full-color print showing a painted image of a train traveling through a snowy valley. The engine is blue-grey with a short chimney at the front that is emitting dark grey smoke. The engine is labeled, "CENTRAL VERMONT" near the front, and "603" on the cabin beneath an opening through which the conductor is visible. The coal car is also labeled "CENTRAL VERMONT". The subsequent 7 cars are green passenger cars. The snow-covered ground inclines steeply on either side of the track, and there is a mountain visible in the background. The piece is signed within the artwork, "ARCHE McDONNEL". The print is marked within the lower right border, "Central Vermont, in Winooski Valley, an original painting by Arch McDonnell. (c) 1977 Village Press Publications, Concord, N. H."

1990.25.1

Chapel at University of Vermont

Lithographic print of a sketch showing a church with a tall steeple. The steeple contains a clock beneath a tall, open belfry with a raised cupola at the very top. There is a tree on the left of the composition and portion of a gothic style building with a short corner tower on the right of the composition.

1998.22.51

Shows the Ira Allen Chapel at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont

Charles A Cook

Folk-style portrait showing a young man with short brown hair parted at the side. He is wearing a black jacket, vest, and bowtie with a white, pleated shirt. He is in front of a brown background.

1936.7.3

Charles J. Bell

Photographic print of a man sitting in an elaborately carved armchair. He is wearing a black suit and has dark hair and a white beard. He is seated with his legs crossed at the knee.

1908.6.48

Charles J. Bell was Governor of Vermont from 1904 to 1906.

Charles K. Williams

Print showing a man seated in an elaborately carved chair beside a table. The man has white hair and sideburns, and is wearing black pants, jacket, vest, and bowtie, and a white shirt. He is holding a folded piece of paper in his left hand and is resting his right hand on a book on the table. The print is in a wooden frame with a small metal plaque at the center bottom that reads, "CHARLES K. WILLIAMS. 1850 - 52".

1908.6.19

Charles Williams was Governor of Vermont from 1850 until 1852.

Charles Paine

Print showing a man wearing a black suit jacket, vest, and bowtie, and a white shirt. His hair is curly and swept to one side. The print is framed in a wooden frame beneath white matboard. A metal plaque at the bottom center of the frame reads, "CHARLES PAINE 1841 - 43".

1908.6.14

Charles Paine was Governor of Vermont from 1841 to 1843.

Checkers Up at the Farm

Plaster sculpture showing two men playing checkers while a woman and toddler look on. The checkerboard is balanced on a barrel; one man is sitting on a stool and the other is sitting on a basket. The oval base is marked, "John Rogers New York" and "CHECKERS [loss] FARM".

1951.11

Child with Cat

Portrait of a young child with a grey cat. The blond child is shown seated and wearing a long, white dress. The neckline sits off the shoulder, and the dress has short sleeves. The child is wearing a necklace, and has red-soled black shoes. It is holding a coin or medallion on a red ribbon. A grey striped cat sits at the left border of the painting..

1964.59.22

Found in Clarendon, Vermont

Chromatella

Study of a full, yellow rose on a stem. The stem is brown with small thorns, and there are three branches of leaves and a split stem with a white rosebud. There is a shadow wash in the upper left corner, and the lower left corner has the inked label, "Chromatella".

1959.66.3

Painted by Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

Civil War Officer

Portrait showing a naval officer wearing a double-breasted uniform coat. The coat has a standing collar decorated in light blue edged with gold. He is wearing gold, braided epaulets. Addition gold braid decorates his sleeves. He is wearing white gloves and holding a sword in both of his hands. The piece is prominently signed in lower left in red: "T. W. Wood."

2011.13.1

Clarendon House

This artwork is a lithographic print that has been hand colored. It depicts a large white building with a red roof. In front of the building, there is a circular drive lined with young trees. On the portico of the building, several people can be seen, and there is a large carriage positioned in front of it. In the center foreground of the circular drive, there is a smaller open-top calash. Towards the right edge of the print, there is another building with a peach-colored exterior and a brown roof. Behind that building, mountains are visible. The sky above is lightly clouded. The bottom margin is labeled, "CLARENDON HOUSE. At CLARENDON SPRINGS Vermont by Thomas McLaughlin, Proprietor, 1850."

2006.69.6

Clark Day

Portrait showing a young boy dressed in a black suit with a white pleated collar and red vest. His hair is cut into a mullet, and he is holding a thin book in front of himself.

2014.60.1295

Col. E. H. Liscum

This portrait is a full-length depiction of a man who is sitting in a chair. In the background of the portrait, there is a tent visible. The man in the portrait is shown in a Civil War style uniform and is sitting in a folding chair amidst tall grass. He is holding a cigar and has a paper in his lap. The man also has a white beard and mustache visible in the portrait.

1951.49.1

Col. Jonathan P. Miller

Portrait of a stern-looking man wearing a black suit. He is holding a rough wooden cane or walking stick vertically in front of himself with both hands resting on top. To his left is a small table with a pitcher on top.

1900.1.2

Colonel Addison Preston

Portrait showing a man in a military uniform posing as if drawing a sword from his hip scabbard. The man has white skin and short dark hair with a large mustache. The image is in an ornate frame with a brass mat and red velvet columns around each side.

1957.41.1

Commemorative Medal

Two-sided plaster cast of the Vermont state seal. The seal has a tree in the center, a cow to the left, and two sheaves of wheat (that look more like mushrooms) flanking the tree. The lower half is molded with the state motto, which reads, "VERMONT / FREEDOM & UNITY". The plaster is painted gold and there is a large eye hook screwed into the top center.

1960.126.1a

Commemorative Medal

One-sided plaster cast of the Vermont state seal. The seal has a tree in the center, a cow to the left, and two sheaves of wheat (that look more like mushrooms) flanking the tree. The lower half is molded with the state motto, which reads, "VERMONT / FREEDOM & UNITY". The plaster is painted silver.

1960.126.2

Commemorative Medal

One-sided plaster cast of the Vermont state seal. The seal has a tree in the center, a cow to the left, and two sheaves of wheat (that look more like mushrooms) flanking the tree. The lower half is molded with the state motto, which reads, "VERMONT / FREEDOM & UNITY". The plaster is painted gold, and the sides are back and lined with green-painted metal. There is a round extension of the metal at the center top.

1960.126.1b

Congregational Church, Brandon, Vermont

Pen and ink drawing showing a church viewed from the side. The church has a tall steeple and gothic arched windows. A row of power lines frames the left edge of the composition. The bottom left corner is signed, "E. Higgins Walker."

1959.56.6

Copper Plate

Engraved copper plate showing the front view of Lawton Hall on the grounds of the Brattleboro Retreat. The back of the plate is printed with a short history of the building and is number 140 of 200.

1990.27.1

Cornelius Van Ness

Print showing a man wearing a double-breasted black coat and a white ruffled shirt and cravat.

1908.6.9

Cornelius Van Ness was Governor of Vermont from 1823 to 1826.

Cornucopia Flower

Watercolor study of a stem of wisteria. The green branch splits into three: two with leaves and one with flowers. The flower cone consists of several small, light-purple flowers that get smaller toward the end of the stem. There is a light wash on the entire background. The picture is signed in the lower right corner, "Cornucopia Flower, April 25th 1847".

1959.66.2

Painted by Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr.

Country Mouse Book Cover

Oil painting on paper showing a view through a barn. On the other side of the barn is a white house with a large mountain (possibly Camel's Hump) behind. In the yard, a group of people are dancing in a circle, holding hands.

1977.55.2

Used at the cover art for the novel "Country Mouse" by Louise Andrews Kent

Country Store

Woodcut print showing a village scene with a retail store as the focus. The store is a white building with a covered porch and a gabled roof. There is an open carriage in front of the building with a single, dark-colored horse hitched to it. There is an electrical pole with attached wires to the right of the building, and a narrow road runs along that side toward the horizon.

1988.22.4

Court House Newfane

Pencil drawing showing a building with a central cupola and four large columns framing a two-story portico. The building is facing the viewer and is on the far side of a curved road. There is a fountain in the bottom left corner, and a young tree beside the fountain. The bottom right corner has the words, "COURT HOUSE / NEWFANE, VT." The left edge of the composition is framed by two vertical arrows pointed toward the outside with the number 4-5/8" at the center.

1980.33.2

Cousins Dancing Front of the Nickelodeon

Crayon illustration showing several people in a domestic room surrounding a large brown wooden nickelodeon. A person playing an organ is visible in a different room through a door on the left. The figures consist of a red-haired girl wearing a pink shirt and blue skirt; a black-haired girl wearing a green dress; a red-haired boy wearing a green shirt (playing the organ); a black-haired girl wearing a blue dress; a brown-haired girl wearing a yellow shirt and red skirt; and a black-haired boy wearing a green striped shirt. The bottom is labeled, "Cousins Dancing Front of the Nickelodeon".

1974.41.1

Cover Design For "Country Mouse"

Ink and watercolor design on the right half of the paper shows the interior of a barn. Two figures, a man and a woman, stand at the far entrance beside a large pile of hay. In the distance is a small village in a valley with a mountain behind. On the left side of the page is a pencil mockup of the painting with the words "Country Mouse" written in the beams. Below the pencil sketch is a penciled letter addressed to Mr. Earle discussing potential changes to the painting.

1977.55.1

Made by Eyvind Earle as a draft for the cover of the book, "Country Mouse", by Louise Andrews Kent.

Covered Bridge

Charcoal drawing of two covered bridges seen from the road. The bridges each have one wall (on the left) and a pedestrian path (on the right). Powerlines attach to the bridge at the center. There is a building with a porch close to the front bridge on the right. Multiple buildings can be seen in the background through the bridges, and the left of the composition is framed by trees. The left margin is marked, "- Reduce 1/2 -".

1998.22.54

Covered Bridge

Print showing a covered bridge from the view of the approaching road. The bridge has illegible signs at the top and left of the entrance. A person approaches the bridge along the right side of the road. There are buildings on the other side of the river, and a hill rises steeply on the right.

1957.1.344

Shows Chase Bridge in Lyndon, Vermont

Covered Bridge Winter

Print showing a covered bridge as seen from the road. There is fencing on both sides of the bridge, and the entrance is flanked with leafless trees. There are two figures walking in the bridge.

1957.1.341

Covered Bridge Woodstock

Print showing a covered bridge as seen from the road. There are small illegible signs to the left of the bridge entrance. There is a house to the left of the bridge with a tall chimney.

1957.1.340

Cow Lane #2

Landscape print showing a herd of cows walking on a path toward the viewer. A wooden fence borders the left and a stone wall on the right. There are trees on either side. The lead cow has stopped and is looking to the rear.

1988.22.5

Crayon Enlargement

Crayon enlargement portrait of three young white men wearing suits. They each have short, dark hair. The 2 on the left are clean shaven, and the one on the right has a mustache.

2006.78.9

Shows Silvio, Frank, and John Cardi of Barre, Vermont.

Crayon Enlargement

Crayon enlargement portrait showing two older white people. The person on the left is a woman with dark hair parted in the center wearing a black dress. The person on the right is a man with grey hair and a mustache wearing a suit.

2006.78.10

Shows Constantino and Teresa Cardi of Barre, Vermont.

Crucifixion of Christ

Pen an ink drawing accented with watercolor. The drawing shows Christ on a cross flanked by winged angels. Small human figures stand at the right and along the bottom. Two small human figures hang from the cross horizontal beam and another stabs Christ in the lower abdomen. There are inscriptions in various places throughout the drawing that are quotes from the Bible. The paper is mounted on linen. The work is signed in the upper right corner on the back, "Mrs. Robert Chase, Guildhall, Vermont."

2009.10.2

Custer's Last Rally

Poster showing a battle scene between United States troops and indigenous Americans. The partial poster is mounted to a portion of a clapboard wall. The scene shows mounted soldiers wearing blue, double-breasted uniforms charging to the left, bearing swords and pistols and flying a United States flag. To the right are stylized indigenous Americans wearing large, feathered headdresses and fringed, tan-colored pants. Behind the indigenous people is a settlement of pointed tents in front of a line of trees. The scene is bordered on the right with a red ribbon, and a small portion of a military scene is visible on the other side of the border. A blue circle and a yellow ribbon with the letters "SH" are partially visible at the top left and bottom right, respectively. There is a rectangular piece missing at the bottom left. The whole is framed with grey-painted wooden molding

2011.50

The poster shows an act from the show, "Adam Forepaugh and the Wild West Circus", and advertises the performance on August 25, 1890 in Barre, VT.

Cynthia Penniman

Portrait painting showing a woman with a lace-frilled cap. She has dark hair that is parted in the center and held in high curls on either side of her face. She is wearing a black dress with a V-shaped neckline and low puffed sleeves. She has a white neckerchief secured by a miniature portrait showing two young girls.

2006.56.1

Daffodils

Painting showing a blue vase holding yellow daffodils. The vase sits on a pink table in front of a pink wall. There is a red Chinese character in the lower left corner. The painting is on canvas-wrapped board.

2001.32.3

Painted by Lan-Hui Hsieh, owner of the Santung Goatery in Calais, Vermont

Dangerous Ground

Engraving printed on the cover of "Harper's Weekly". The illustration shows a group of men in 18th-century clothing holding guns and swords. The man at the front right is pointing to the right while leaning to speak to the man at his left. The man at the front left of the group is holding a large canteen, a haversack, and has rolled fabric slung over his chest. In the background of the group, two men on horses are raising their hands to signal to group members further back. An unseen man holds up a large United States flag. At the right, one man is on the ground dying while another comforts him. Beneath the image is the label, "DANGEROUS GROUND.--Drawn by Julian Scott.--[See Page 386.]" The back of the page is printed with 4 columns of political news stories.

1990.45.3

Daniel Pierce Thompson

Portrait of a man leaning against a tree with his arms cross. He has short, curly black hair parted at the side. Though he is turned toward the right, he is looking straight at the viewer with one eyebrow raised. He is wearing a black suit, vest, and bowtie with a white shirt that has a standing collar. He is shown outside amid mountains and trees. The mountain in the background may be Camel's Hump.

VHS-A-124

Daniel Pierce Thompson was a Vermont politician and famous novelist.

Daniel Pierce Thompson and Eunice Wright Robinson Thompson

Portrait showing a man and woman. The man is wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt with a pleated cravat. He is holding up a small open book. The woman is wearing a white dress with large, transparent sleeves. Her hair is parted down the center and held in two bow shapes on either side of the part. She is looking at the viewer, and her hand is indicating a passage from the book. The pair is seated in an interior with red drapery behind. The man's arm is around the woman at her shoulder.

1957.40.1

The portrait shows Daniel Pierce Thompson, the famous Vermont author and one of the founders of the Vermont Historical Society, and Eunice Wright Robinson Thompson. It was painted shortly after their marriage in Montpelier by the itinerant portrait painter, Benjamin Franklin Mason.

Darius Lorenzo Green

Miniature watercolor portrait of a young man painted on an oval ivory disk. The man has short brown hair with no sideburns and blue eyes. He is wearing a very high-necked black jacket, vest, and wide black cravat over a white shirt. The painting is set into a gold-toned pendant with a small glass enclosure on the reverse holding a lock of hair.

1959.65.1

Shows Darius Green of Mount Holly, Vermont

Dashing through the Snow

Woodcut print showing a couple in a horse-drawn sleigh waving to a man wearing snowshoes. There are groups sledding down a hill in the middle ground and mountains in the background. At the bottom is the label, "DASHING through the SNOW: Winter travel in Vermont" and a string of sleigh bells.

2009.2.5

Commissioned from Mary Simpson for Vermont History Expo, 2007

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Engraving on an interior page of "Harper's Weekly". The image shows 4 men and 1 woman around a tombstone. The men stand to the left of the tombstone and wear various expressions, from sadness to annoyance. They are all wearing black suits. 3 of the men are holding top hats while the man at the front has let his fall to the ground. A newspaper if the man's coat pocket reads, "STONE STOCKS / NEW SCHEMES / ERIE R". The woman is two the right of the grave and is dressed as an allegory of justice, with a sword and scale in her left hand. She is touching her eye with her right hand. The tombstone has the partial inscription, "[H]ERE [LI]ES FISK. JR". The image is labeled at the center bottom, "DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES". Below the illustration is an article condemning the surviving managers of the Erie Road for making their assassinated partner the scapegoat for the program's corruption. It is followed by the start of an article entitled, "Slaughter of Buffaloes". The back of the page is printed with four columns containing articles and advertisements.

1990.36.1

Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen United States of America

Decoratively titled and handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence. The title is written at the top in a combination of large serifed letters and cursive script, surrounding an ink drawing of a federal eagle and two 6-pointed stars. The text is written in small, cursive script on graphite ruled lines filling the rest of the paper. A diagonal stripe is formed from the top left corner of the text to the bottom right corner by orienting the letters to the left. The upper right and bottom left wedges of text are oriented to the right.

1972.66.2

Made by Augustus Porter Walter of Burke, Vermont

Decorative Plaque

Rectangular wood plaque painted with an image of a sprig of pink and yellow flowers with green leaves. The words "Belongs to Sarah E. Fay" is written on the back in both pencil and ink.

1976.43.303

Owned by Sarah Elizabeth Fay of Richmond, Vermont

Dennis Duhigg

Oval portrait showing a mustached man in a military uniform. His hair is parted at the side. His uniform coat buttons down the center front, and he has rectangular epaulets on either shoulder.

1968.49.10

Dennis Duhigg enlisted into the Union Army from Lyndon, Vermont

Distant View of the Marble Quarry of William F. Barnes, Esq. Clarendon, VT.

Full-color print showing a farm complex (foreground) with a mountain in the background. The complex consists of a white house with two sections and a porch, a large barn, and two small outbuildings. People, chickens, and cows are visible in the farmyard. In the middle distance, there is a group of men around an upright pole with several lines stretching from the top of the pole to the ground, forming a cone shape. The rest of the men's activity is hidden behind a hill. The print is labeled, "DISTANT VIEW OF THE MARBLE QUARRY OF WILLIAM F. BARNES, ESQ. CLARENDON, VT." The lower left corner has the label, "Painted by FRANK CHILDS." and the lower right corner has the label, "J.H. Bufford's Lith. 490 Washn. St. Boston."

2004.65.1

Doctor Macomber

Portrait showing a white man with dark hair and beard. His is wearing a black suit jacket, vest, and bowtie, and a white shirt. The painting is in an ornate gilded frame with a white cotton-covered mat. The painting is signed "J. F. Gilman 1887" in the lower left corner.

1965.69.1

Dorset Marble Quarry Entrance

Unframed oil painting showing the entrance to a quarry. There is a man and white draft horse in the bottom right corner. The man is wearing blue overalls, a red shirt, and a brown hat. The entrance fills the composition. It is signed in the lower left corner, "Edwin B. Child".

1963.76.1

Shows the entrance to the Freely Quarry in Dorset, Vermont

Doyle Poll

Ink and marker drawing showing an elderly man clinging to the top of a leaning wooden pole. The man is wearing a loose-fitting suit and a small propeller beanie. The words "Doyle Poll" are written to the right in pink outlined with purple.

2016.31.29

Bill Doyle was a Republican member of the Vermont Senate representing the Washington District from 1969 to 2017. He is the longest-serving state legislator in Vermont history. The artis, Don Hooper, also served as a state legislator.

Dr. B.J. Kendall and his Spavin Cure Manufactory

This artwork is a linocut print featuring a central focus on a large building with three stories, a three story, square wing coming out the right hand side, a mansard roof, and a prominent sign that reads "KENDALL'S / 1880 / SPAVIN CURE" in white stick lettering on an arched top sign at the front face of the central tower. Positioned in front of the building are three teams of horses and either buggies or small wagons each facing diagonally towards the left, and each carrying two individuals. In the upper right corner of the print, there are three interlocking circles arranged horizontally. On the left side, there is a profile of a man with groomed hair, coat, and tie facing towards the central circle and the text "DR. KENDALL" below it. Towards the center, there is another, smaller, wooden building with a multisided roof and two side wings with windows, and the text "1st LABORATORY" below it. To the right of the central building, there is a bust of a horse's head also facing towards the central circle with the text "1876 TRADEMARK" below it. The title of the print is located below the image, "DR. B.J. KENDALL" in tall serifed letters with, "and his Spavin Cure Manufactory" underneath in slightly diminuated, serifed lettering. On the right hand side of the title, breaking into the image itself (creating a three dimensional allusion in the exterior blank, white border is another image of a rounded bottle with a thin neck and small, round cap with a label in front, and in front and to the right a box with the front face bearing legible label, "KENDALL'S/SPAVIN CURE" in black boxy lettering with an image of the left facing horse's head in profile within another circular border. Additionally, there are pencil notations on the print, including "10/40," "2006," and "M. Simpson." The print is mounted on light beige paper.

2009.2.2

Dr. Edward Lamb

Portrait showing a man in the process of taking snuff. The man is wearing a black suit, a white suit with a high collar, and a white bow tie. He has a can under his left arm with a wood shaft and a white knob. He is holding a metal case and preparing to pinch material from the case. He has long sideburns and appears to wearing an expression of annoyance.

1895.3.3

Dr. Julius Yemans Dewey

Oval portrait showing a man wearing a black three-piece suit, a white, pleated-front shirt with a high collar, and black bow tie. His grey hair is swept back and he has long, white sideburns. His right hand rests on the handle of a cane.

Dr. Dewey was the founder of National Life insurance company and the father of Spanish-American War hero Admiral George Dewey.

1989.23.2

Drawing

A drawing of two women. The one on the left is wearing a grey dress and a hat. The other woman wears a dark skirt and white blouse with a hat and carries a racquet. It is unsigned and undated.

2021.36.87

Drawing

A full length portrait of a woman in profile sitting in a chair. The chair is carved and ornate. She wears a dark dress with a kerchief around her neck and her hair is up. There are shadows around her. Signed in the bottom right corner and undated.

2021.36.34

Drawing

A drawing of a man and a woman sitting on crates and eating. There are shelves behind them. There are various notes on the page about dimensions. It is signed in the bottom left hand corner and there is a note on the back that says “108374.”

2021.36.59

Drawing

A drawing on grey paper of a Native American man sitting in profile. He holds an object in his hands. It is unsigned and undated.

2021.36.76

Drawing

A full length portrait of a woman wearing a long dark skirt, white blouse, and long neck tie. She is looking down to her left. She also wears a hat and carries something in her hands. Her clothing is Edwardian in style. Signed in the top left corner and undated.

2021.36.6

Drawing

A full length portrait of a man in a suit and hat carrying a suitcase in one hand and a coat in the other. Unsigned and undated.

2021.36.63

Drawing

A drawing of a woman (head and torso) in a coat, blouse, tie, and flowered hat. It is signed in the bottom right corner.

2021.36.74

Drawing

A picture of a young girl wearing an apron and a shawl and looking off into the distance as she stands against a brick wall on a cobbled street. Signed in the bottom right corner and dated 1903.

2021.36.37

Drawing

A drawing of a woman wearing white sitting in a chair playing the violin with a child in a dark dress at her feet, watching. It is signed in the bottom right corner.

2021.36.69

Drawing

A drawing of a man turn away from the viewer wear what looks like a cape and doublet. He stands in front of a small table and a window. It is signed in the bottom right corner and undated.

2021.36.66

Drawing

A charcoal drawing of a house on a hill. Not very detailed and unsigned and undated.

2021.36.46

Drawing

A graphite drawing of a woman in a long dress sitting in a chair against a dark background. She has her hair in an updo and has a flower in her hair. The drawing is very smudged and has few definite reasons, angular lines. It is unsigned and undated.

2021.36.20

Drawing

A full length portrait of a woman in graduation dress reading from a book. It is signed in the bottom left corner.

2021.36.82

Drawing

A drawing of a clergyman with his hands clasped in prayer. He wears long robes and a cap. Signed only with “Paris 04.”

2021.36.26

Drawing

A drawing of a man in profile painting at an easel. He had long hair and a beard and wears glasses.

2021.36.64

Drawing

A drawing of a sailor sitting on some steps next to a rope and smoking a pipe as he looks into the distance. It is signed in the bottom left hand corner and dated “Feb. 11.”

2021.36.79

Drawing

A drawing of a woman in an elaborate patterned dress and large hat tied under her chin with a ribbon and decorated with flowers. In her outstretched arms she holds a kitten, which she looks at. Unsigned and undated. There is a sticker on the top of the paper and a piece of fabric glued to the back of the paper, which has a border of black.

2021.36.36

Drawing

A full length portrait of a woman sitting in a chair and holding a branch with leaves or flowers. She is wearing dark clothes and looking at her hands. It is signed in the bottom right hand corner and undated.

2021.36.54

Drawing

A drawing of a woman sitting in a chair and looking out a window to her right, which is shrouded by a curtain. She wears a light too and a dark skirt and is partially in shadows. It is signed in the bottom left corner and undated.

2021.36.30

Drawing

A drawing of a clergyman reading a small book and leaning against an object. His face is not drawn in detail and he is kneeling and wears robes and a cap. Signed only with “Paris ‘04.” The back of the paper has a label from the paper manufacturer.

2021.36.24

Drawing

A drawing of a woman sitting in a chair wearing a skirt, hat, and a striped jacket. Standing on her right is a girl in a white dress with a bow in her hair. It is signed in the bottom right hand corner.

2021.36.58

Drawing

A man and a woman standing facing arch other and holding hands. The man wears a suit and the woman wears a white blouse and dark skirt. There is a desk and an easel in the room with them, and they stand in front of a door. Unsigned and undated.

2021.36.81

Drawing

A drawing of a woman in a gown. It has a large collar and puffy sleeves and a full skirt. She wears a Peale necklace and is looking down slightly. Her hair is up. There is a pencil drawing of a face in profile in the upper right hand corner. In the upper left hand corner there is a stamp that reads “ Bristol LM France.” On the back there is a note that says “No. 489.” It is signed in the bottom right hand corner and dated Nov. 11 ‘96.

2021.36.19

Drawing

A drawing of two women having tea. One is standing and the other sits at a table. One corner is torn (b). It is signed in the bottom right corner and dated 1901. On the back is written “Frances Ide 68 West 10th St.”

2021.36.71a-b

Drawing

A drawing of a man in uniform (head and shoulders only). It is unsigned and undated.

2021.36.45

Drawing

A drawing of a woman with her back turned to the viewer. She wears a pleated gown with puffed short sleeves and her hair is up, there is an object covered by a sheet on her right. On the other side of the paper there is the same drawing but half finished. It is signed under the finished drawing in the center.

2021.36.84

Drawing

A drawing of a boy and a woman on a grassy bank near a River. The boy is wearing striped pants and a cap and holds a basket with a net. The woman is sitting on a stool and wears a plaid skirt, shawl, and hat. She is fishing in the the river. It is signed in the bottom right corner.

2021.36.86

Drawing

A drawing for the book Milton Blairlee and the Green Mountain Boys by Willard Goss Davenport. It shows two men, one with a gun, and bear. One man is grabbing the bear’s mouth and his hat is flying off. There is a forest behind them. It is signed in the bottom left corner.

2021.36.61

Drawing

A drawing of a woman sitting in a chair and sewing or embroidering. She wears a white dress with dark ruffled trim and bows. It is signed in the bottom right hand corner.

2021.36.88

Drawing

A drawing of a woman from behind. She has a full skirt and a scalloped collar. Her hair is in a low bun. There is shadow in front of her. It is signed in the bottom right corner.

2021.36.77

Drawing

Drawing of a man sitting in a chair and wearing a pinstriped suit and bowler hat. It is signed in the bottom left corner and dated “Dec 18.”