Object number
85/82
Title
The Woodsman,
Description
Watercolour painting on metal; 'Woodsman'. Collected at the same time as some engineering drawings from Grove Cranes Ltd.
This is a watercolour painting entitled 'Woodsman'. It has been painted on metal and has a brown and gilt frame. It depicts a man and his dog striding across a wintry, open landscape. The man is carrying a billhook and axe and smoking a clay pipe. The billhook is of a type commonly found in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and the South Oxfordshire area. Clay pipes were in use up to the mid 19th century, possibly later in some areas. The picture was collected at the same time as some engineering drawings for the Museum archives from Grove Cranes Ltd.
Physical description
1 painting: oil[?] on metal; brown and gilt frame; fair condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PAINTING // Accession number: 85/82 // Classification: SOCIETY People // Negative number: 60/14974 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: GROVE CRANES LTD, COWLEY, OXFORD 16 May 1985 // Store: Picture Store // Condition: fair // Recorder, date: JMB 9.1.86 // Description: [‘THE WOODSMAN’ underlined] // Painting of a man and his dog striding forth over a desolate, wintry landscape devoid of trees. The man wears gaiters, heavy gauntlets and thick clothes. He is carrying a billhook and axe and is smoking a clay pipe. // Dimensions: 61 x 44cm // The picture is painted on metal // Brown and gilt frame // 70.0cm wide x 53.0cm high // Associated information: The billhook is of a type commonly found in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, S. Oxfordshire area. // Clay pipes were in use up to Mid C19th possibly later in some areas. // COL. SLIDE : 4179 // References: The picture was collected at the same time as some Engineering drawings for the archives from GROVE CRANES Ltd.'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14974.tif - High resolution image
