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Title |
Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878 |
Object Name |
Lithograph |
Description |
Residence of A.M. Tilton of San Mateo, 1878. Moore & DePue lithograph by Britton & Rey. Hand-painted framed lithograph depicting the residence of Mrs. A.M. Tilton of San Mateo. Image shows a large white house in a tree-covered yard with dirt pathways throughout. In the foreground is a white fence with a dirt road leading to the house. To the back left is a train passing by. The back right has a body of water upon which a sailboat is traveling. There are hills in the background. Printed on white paper, mounted under glass into a brown wooden frame with an off-white mat with a black and green edge. |
Date |
1878 |
Creator |
Britton & Rey |
Role |
Artist |
Creator |
Lith. Britton & Rey, S.F. |
Role |
Lithographer |
Creator |
Moore & DePue |
Role |
Publisher |
Catalog Number |
1998.117.007 |
Dimensions |
H-17.375 W-20.125 D-0.875 inches |
Dimension Details |
Overall. |
Collection |
Three-Dimensional Collection |
Inscription Text |
"Moore & DePue, Pub. S.F. LITH.BRITTON & REY, S.F. / Residence of Mrs. A.M. TILTON,SAN MATEO , CALIFORNIA, Summer Resort for families & Private Parties." (beneath image); "THE / FRAMING PLACE / (415) 341-4437 / 4220 Olympic Ave. San Mateo, CA" (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 |
Lithographs Tilton, A.M. San Mateo Residences-San Mateo County Sailing Water Trains |
Subjects |
Lithographs Lithography Houses Trains Water Sailboats Hills |
People |
Tilton, A.M. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Assistance League of San Mateo County |