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Hagersville

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

ca. 1875

Reference:

R10980, Volume number: 2

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3025796

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William Armstrong fonds

Hagersville
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Date(s):

ca. 1875

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour on heavy textured, cream coloured wove paper
Support 20.900 x 39.900 cm

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Scene depicts outcroppings of rocks with two railroad tracks [?] in midground and men working around area. In midground man stands in opening of rock-cut; above this are buildings and smokestack. In midground to the left is another outcropping with buildings and another smokestack in the distance. To the right is water [?] with boats in the distance. In the foreground are a horse and cart to the left, with wood [?] piled on a trolley or cart to the lower right. To the centre a man is hammering a spike [?] into a rock; another man is seated on wooden tie [?]. There are three goats in the scene.

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Artist: Armstrong, William, 1822-1914

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Accompanying material note:

The watercolour has been removed from its backing for conservation reasons. The backing held the following inscriptions, likely written by past vendors: in pen and blue ink on white adhesive label on backing card, u.l.: opened - / hinged at top / .... ; opened - no info. / t.: H.A.B. ; t..

A label was removed from the backing and is housed with the watercolour. The inscription, in pencil on discoloured beige paper, reads : Hagersville, Ont. / about 1875.

A modern mat was also removed for conservation reasons. The verso held the following inscription, in pencil, u.l. : 14469#2.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: Inscribed in pencil, [on trolley/wagon loaded with boards ?] l. to c.l.: HARD CIDer ; in brush-point and brown watercolour, b.r.: W. Armstrong.
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Ontario

work

travail
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2003-02101-9

Other accession no.:

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00001
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R10980]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada (Accession No. R10980-1)
Copyright: Expired

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