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Grandfather Fox’s House

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Artist

Artist unknown

Date

about 1857–1860

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

22 3/16 x 29 15/16 in. (56.3 x 76 cm)

Inscription

Inscribed on reverse: GRANDFATHER/FOX’S HOUSE/HOUSE [SIC] IS NOW/STANDING, TURNED/AROUND, ON/COLUMBIA STREET?/& VERNON SQUARE/1930.

Credit Line

Gift of New England Historical Art Society through Mr. Charles E. Mason, Jr., 1948

Object Number

UR133