Thomas Flintoff
Coldwell (Caldwell) Church

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Artist Thomas Flintoff (English, c. 1809–1891, active Texas 1851–1852)English, c. 1809–1891, active Texas 1851–1852

CultureEnglish

Titles

Coldwell (Caldwell) Church

Date1850

PlaceHouston, Texas, United States

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsSheet: 10 3/16 × 14 in. (25.9 × 35.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Anne Schell, Lorraine Vaught, Susan Casablanca, and John F. P. Whelan, three generations of descendents of James E. Silvey (1888–1910), in his honor

Object numberB.2008.2

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

DescriptionAn itinerant artist, Thomas Flintoff traveled to various parts of Texas capturing its diverse terrain and buildings in beautifully-detailed watercolors. Although valuable documents of geographical history, these studies are also lovely artistic achievements of early Texas art. From a low vantage point across a creek, Flintoff depicts a rural church or residence with a colorful line of washing hanging in front. A woman in a red dress and white headscarf walks up the hill towards the building, possibly on her way home.
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Titled and dated recto LL in graphite: "Caldwell Church / Nov 9, $50"

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