Residence of Ruben R. Scudder, Huntington, L.I.

Residence of Ruben R. Scudder, Huntington, L.I.

Residence; Estate Garden; Carriage; Carriage House

Watercolor on beige paper showing the house and property of Ruben Scudder. Foreground consists of the corner of an intersection, one road coming from the left and another extending back and to the right, one-horse carriage with man and woman moving towards the intersection from the left; cobblestone gutter and grassy median border the road, lined with young shade trees, with sidewalk beyond and white picket fence running its length; woman and child walk along the sidewalk on the right. Midground features Scudder property located inside the picket fence, extended grassy yard planted with potted flowers and ornamental shrubbery, bird houses in the shape of churches sit atop tall poles in several places in the yard; white carriage house with reddish-brown shutters and cupola to the back left behind tall flagpole flying the American flag with eagle weathervane atop, two birdhouses perch atop the roofline of the carriage house, singe-horse carriage with one woman inside and man near horse outside the building; second empire style house to the right of the carriage house with veranda featuring latticed panels, projecting bay windows on the side, corbeled eaves along the roofline and two chimneys. White fencing continues around the perimeter of the property in the background and abruptly transitions to skyline, clear of pigment in center of the sky, light blue to the top with darker blue, grey, and white clouds populating the upper right side.

Lange, Edward (1846-1912) [Artist]

Edward Lange (1846-1912), Residence of Ruben R. Scudder, Huntington, L.I., n.d., Watercolor on paper, 21.125 x 25.125 in. (framed), Huntington Historical Society, 1967.3

21.125 x 25.125 in. (framed)

Painting

Signed lower right corner, "Edwrd. Lange. Artist. Elwood. Suffolk. Co. N.Y."

Watercolor and gouache on paper

New York; Suffolk County; Town of Huntington; Huntington

Huntington Historical Society, 1967.3