[Watercolor painting of gold mining on the Mokelumne River in California and a promissory note].
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Description
- Title
- [Watercolor painting of gold mining on the Mokelumne River in California and a promissory note].
- Creator
- Burgess, George Henry, 1931-1905, artist
- Published / Created
- [1849, 1853]
- Publication Place
- Massachusetts and California
- Abstract
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Watercolor painting with a title inscription in the lower center, "Mokelume River," which depicts a placer mining scene along the Mokelumne River in California with miners using sluice boxes and hoses for hydraulic mining as well as two Chinese Americans and a female figure at the site in 1853
A promissory note found behind the painting when framed was drafted by George H. Sprague at Lynn, Massachusetts, on February 12, 1849, and promises Edward Richardson one-seventieth of the proceeds from Sprague's "California adventure" in return for ten dollars. The painting may fulfill this promise
- Description
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Title supplied by cataloger.
Place of creation supplied by cataloger.
Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Signed and dated by the artist on the lower right recto.
Inscription on verso: This Pict is to be put on a card board with a two inch margin
George Henry Burgess (1831-1905) was an English American painter and lithographer. Burgess received training in lithography in London, England, and in 1850 he traveled to California and established a jewelry and watch repair business in Sonora with his three brothers. During the ensuing years Burgess sketched and painted scenes of the gold fields and mining activity. He then operated a studio in San Francisco and specialized in portraiture, as well as photographic overpainting and retouching. Burgess made three trips to Hawaii in 1855-1856, 1866, and 1871, where he painted portraits of the royal family and views of Honolulu.
Inscriptions in English. - Provenance
- From the collection of Jacque Harold Weil and Grace Weinberg Weil. Purchased from Ben Elwes Fine Art on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2021.
- Extent
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1 painting : 26 x 36 cm
1 item (1 page) ; 8 cm - Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-4520
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Pictorial works
Promissory notes
Watercolors (paintings) - Material
- watercolor ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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California
Mokelumne River
Mokelumne River (Calif.)
West (U.S.). - Subject (Name)
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Burgess, George Henry, 1931-1905.
Richardson, Edward.
Sprague, George H. - Subject (Topic)
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Chinese Americans
Gold miners
Gold mines and mining
Hydraulic mining
Placer mining
Women - Subjects
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Burgess, George Henry, 1931-1905
Richardson, Edward
Sprague, George H.
Chinese Americans > California > Mokelumne River > Portraits
Gold miners > California > Mokelumne River > Portraits
Gold mines and mining > California > Mokelumne River > Pictorial works
Hydraulic mining > California > Mokelumne River > Pictorial works
Placer mining > California > Mokelumne River > Pictorial works
Women > California > Mokelumne River > Portraits
California > Pictorial works
Mokelumne River (Calif.) > Pictorial works
Women > West (U.S.).
Weil, Grace Weinberg, 1928-2019 > Ownership
Weil, Jacques Harold, 1920-1983 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- George Henry Burgess, Watercolor Painting of Gold Mining on the Mokelumne River in California and a Promissory Note. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 99162142613408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33480504
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