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- American Antiquarian Society (inv. 366)American Antiquarian Society (inv. 366)
This view of the landscape south of Worcester, Massachusetts, and the related view Millbury Village, n.d. (inv. 456), were sketched by Fitz Henry Lane and published in 1836 or 1837, not long after Thomas Moore acquired the printing firm from William S. Pendleton. The prints show Millbury and the village of Burbankville. Located in the Blackstone River Valley, both areas enjoyed a period of growth during the 1830s as textile and other manufactories flourished.
Although these two prints depict distinct communities, they are more typical of landscapes than town views as the built environments do not dominate the composition. In fact, the inclusion of cows in the foregrounds and the extraordinary attention to detail in the shrubs, flowers and stone walls suggests that Lane was pondering the implications of the shifting economy as residents of the area transitioned away from an agrarian way of life to a more urban one.
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Historical Materials
top] Burbankville, now known as Bramanville, is in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts. While he was in Boston, Lane made a lithograph of Burbankville for Moore's Lithography (1836–40).
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English-born Thomas Moore was the successor to William S. Pendleton's lithography shop in 1836. Prior to this changing of hands, Moore worked in Pendleton's shop for years as a clerk and bookkeeper. During his four years (1836-40) at Pendleton's 204 Washington Street address, he had under his employ many famous artists, including F.H. Lane, Robert Cooke, and Benjamin Champney. Moore's Lithography printed the usual variety of work, including portraits, town views, public institutions, maps, plans, certificates, cards, etc. In 1840, Moore sold his Boston shop to B. W. Thayer, ending his lithographic career in Boston.
This information has been summarized from Boston Lithography 1825-1880 by Sally Pierce and Catharina Slautterback.
T. Moore's Lithography, Boston
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
20 x 16 3/4 in (Framed)
Cape Ann Museum, Museum Purchase (2014.089.2)
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American Antiquarian Society (inv. 366)
