The Ruins of Ancient Castle
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sarah Wolcott, American, 1828 - 1867, Helen Covell Wolcott, American, 1824 - 1857
19th century
Graphite on paper
Image: 6 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (17.1 × 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 10 in. (20.5 × 25.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Margaret E. Spicer
D.2002.63.5
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
19th century
Object Name
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Not on view
Inscription
Titled, in graphite, lower center margin: The ruins of ancient castle; inscribed, in graphite, on reverse: Aunt Celesta / 1828 -
Provenance
Helen Covell Wolcott Buck, Elizabeth Sarah Wolcott Petitcler, and John Covell Wolcott (siblings), Cheshire, Massachusetts; to Elizabeth Sarah Petitcler Foster (Elizabeth Petitcler's daughter), Cheshire, Massachusetts; bequeathed to Helen Rena Foster Gearhart (daughter), Palmerton, Pennsylvania, 1942; bequeathed to Elizabeth Gearhart Spicer (daughter), Palmerton, Pennsylvania,1976; bequeathed to Margaret Elizabeth Spicer (daughter), Norwich, Vermont, 1996; given to present collection, 2002.
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