Object Record
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Metadata
Accession # |
AC1983.40.1.02 |
Item Name |
Oil Painting Frame |
Description |
Colour oil painting on canvas board (.01), untitled, by Canadian artist Jane P. Tolton (1845-1921), painted ca. 1900; it depicts a brown and white bull standing in a green pasture bordered with trees; he faces left as his head turns back to regard the viewer; he has small horns, and his tail is raised slightly, as if shooing flies; neutral grey/blue sky; the painting is mounted in a pine wood frame (.02), painted muted gold over red. G608 |
Date |
Circa 1900 |
Provenance |
The artist's family immigrated from Brackley, Oxfordshire, England, settling in Guelph Township, Wellington County, in the 1830s. Jane P. Tolton (1845-1921) was the daughter of William Tolton (1813-1901) and Hannah Parkinson (1811-1887) of Eramosa Township. This painting, which the donor described as depicting a prize bull, was entered into competition at a fall fair. |
Person \ Organization |
Parkinson, Hannah Tolton, Hannah Tolton, Jane Tolton, William |
Place |
Canada England Eramosa Twp. Guelph Twp. Ontario Oxford Wellington County |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1905 |
Art number |
Art 347 |
Creator \ Maker |
Tolton, Jane |
Subjects |
Agriculture Animals Landscape |
Title (art only) |
Untitled |
Art Image size |
25.5 (h) x 32.6 (w) cm. |
Art Frame size |
34.5 (h) x 42.1 (w) x 3.7 (d) cm. |