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Title |
Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878 |
Object Name |
Lithograph |
Description |
Residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of C. Hanson of Redwood City. Image shows a large white house with a red roof with a smaller white house to its right. A large fence surrounds both houses with a smaller fence dividing the two properties. A weather vane sits between both houses. A small white building sits in front of the larger house and various trees line the fences. A body of water is in the background upon which several boats are traveling. Behind the water are hills. There is a dirt road in the foreground, upon which a two-horse drawn wagon carrying one man is traveling. Printed on white paper, mounted under glass into a brown wooden frame with an off-white mat with a gold leaf edge. |
Date |
1878 |
Creator |
Britton & Rey |
Role |
Artist |
Creator |
Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. |
Role |
Lithographer |
Creator |
Moore & DePue |
Role |
Publisher |
Catalog Number |
1998.117.011 |
Dimensions |
H-17.625 W-19.5 D-1.125 inches |
Dimension Details |
Overall. |
Collection |
Three-Dimensional Collection |
Inscription Text |
"Moore & DePue, Pub. S.F. BRITTON,REY & CO.LITH.S.F. / RESIDENCE of C. HANSON, REDWOOD CITY, San Mateo Co.Cal." (beneath image); "The / Framery / of Sonoma / Custom Framing / & Art Gallery / Scott Wm. Sherman / 762 Broadway; P.O. Box 417 / Sonoma, California 95476 / (707) 996-4744" (sticker on back bottom right corner) |
Notes |
Britton and Rey (1852-1906) was a lithographic firm based in San Francisco founded by Joseph Britton (1825-1901) and Jacques Joseph Rey (1820-1892). The leading firm in the area during the second half of the 19thg century, Britton and Rey eventually earned the reputation of being the western Currier and Ives… Within the partnership, Rey was the artist and Britton the principal lithographer. Britton was also principally concerned with the business aspects of the firm. [https://www.geographicus.com/P/ctgy&Category_Code=brittonandrey 1/5/2022] Moore & DePue. In 1878, publishers Elliott S. Moore and James De Pue saw opportunity in San Mateo County... Brown divided production of sixty-four views with Britton & Rey, and the larger firm produced... twenty-two views along the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, including fourteen in the county seat. While Britton & Rey canvassed the more prestigious areas, Brown sketched forty-one farms, residences, and businesses. Of fourteen views that filled two pages, Brown did eleven. Each lithographer used distinctive corner ornaments. Furthermore, Britton & Rey did the county map, while Brown provided the illustrated title page as his forty-second view. Brown's views illustrate his more sophisticated sense of contour and color of mountains, as well as the interplay of sky, cloud, and shadow, while Britton & Rey emphasized foreground people, horses, and houses and their shadows. Brown's shading of hills and clouds adds more depth than is normally found in scenes where the artist's view was expected only to inventory the property of the paying customer. After seven months of production, Moore and DePue praised the "skill and artistic finish" of the plates included in their Illustrated History of San Mateo County, and through the Redwood City newspaper on November 30, 1878, declared that "we are now delivering [them] to our subscribers." For those with second thoughts, the publishers offered, "a limited number can be purchased of our delivering agents while on their route. Price ten dollars." Today, this county history is in great demand. - Robert J. Chander, San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown (2014), pages 146-148. [https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/69670/california-san-mateo-county-moore-de-pues-illustrated-brown-co-depue-moore 1/5/2022] |
Search Terms |
Hanson, C. Hills Horse Drawn Vehicles Lithographs Redwood City Residences-San Mateo County Wagons Water |
Subjects |
Lithographs Lithography Houses Redwood City Fences Weather vanes Water Hills Horses |
People |
Hanson, C. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Assistance League of San Mateo County |