Charles Daniel Cheshire House

Charles Daniel Cheshire House

Residence; Barn; Field

Watercolor on beige paper depicting the homestead of Charles Cheshire. Foreground shows wide dirt road running parallel to the bottom of the artwork; two-horse cart with single driver traveling to the left, carrying twobarrels; road is bounded on the far side by white split rail fence on the left and white picket fence on the right. Midground includes small cluster of saplings planted in a row on far left, subdivided by more split rail fencing; grey barn to the right, two single trees in front, one outbuilding behind and unknown structure to immediate left; story-and-a-half white house with green shutters, two chimneys, one stovepipe, located to the right of the barn, surrounded by white picket fence, small saplings planted in front yard; water pump to the left side of the front yard, outbuilding behind the house; grassy fields to the far right of the house. Horizon line immediately above midground, fields and fencing fade to brushy treeline; sky with several white clouds. Frame and backing likely original.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange (1846-1912), Charles Daniel Cheshire House, 1873, Watercolor on paper, 13.375 x 21 in. (framed), Huntington Historical Society, 2002.17

1873

13.375 x 21 in. (framed)

Painting

Signed lower right corner, "E. Lange. 1873."

Watercolor on paper

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Town of Smithtown; Commack

Huntington Historical Society, 2002.17