Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Pescadero as It Looked in 1860 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
Pescadero as It Looked in 1860. Oil painting by Ella Goodspeed Pye of early Pescadero. The image depicts a landscape with a creek and several buildings, including a church that appears toward the center and another at far right. A figure appears riding a horse through hills in the foreground. More hills and possibly a body of water are visible in the background while the top two thirds of the paining contains sky with pink and blue tinted clouds. The painting is mounted inside a raised brown wooden frame with a gold-painted inner border. |
Date |
c. late 19th century to early 20th century |
Creator |
Pye, Ella Goodspeed |
Role |
Artist |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Catalog Number |
0000.011 |
Dimensions |
H-17.75 W-22.75 D-2 inches |
Dimension Details |
frame; image is 12.25 x 17.5 |
Collection |
3D - Art |
Inscription Text |
"Pescadero as it looked in / 1860 - / Ella Goodspeed Pye" (original handwritten label affixed to back); "SKETCHING BOARD. / SNOW & ROOS, / San Francisco. / Artists' Materials, Pictures, Frames, / ETC., ETC." (original printed label affixed to back); "RUSSELL HARTLEY / Fine Paintings / EXPERT CLEANING AND RESTORATION OF FINE / PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND PRINTS. CUSTOM FRAMING / 2237 MARKET STREET - SAN FRANCISCO 14 - UN 1-2793 / TITLE TRANSFERRED FROM DESENTIGRATING / OLD BOARD TO MASONITE PANEL. / Removal of old dark varnish & / Dirt accumulations. / Slight repair necessary. / December - 1964 R Hartley." (new label affixed to back) |
Search Terms |
Oil Painting Pye, Ella Goodspeed Pescadero Landscapes Paintings |
Subjects |
Landscape paintings |
People |
Pye, Ella Goodspeed |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Mrs. Ella G. Pye |