Title:
[Irrigating at strawberry farm, Santa Clara?, California]
Creator/Contributor:
Hill, Thomas (1829-1908), British, artist (artist)
Date:
[1888]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1364--FR
Format:
painting on board: oil?
30.7 x 47.2 cm., visible image
Content/Description:
Several workers, including two Chinese laborers, tend field in foreground; irrigation spouts gush water into field and lake
in middleground. Park-like setting with lake, boat, and pavilion; Mediterranean-style building surrounded by trees in background;
low mountain ranges in far distance.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Title and date based on labels (on verso). Signature (LR): T. Hill. Note from inventory sheet: made for Picturesque California,
p. 292. Known to be Northern California; is area near Santa Clara?
Subjects:
Agriculture;
California, Northern;
Chinese;
Laborers
Genre/Format:
Landscapes;
Oil paintings