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Landscape of Silver Springs, Florida, showing a boat ferrying people on a body of water; a boathouse, other structures, and trees on the shore.
Silver Springs
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Silver Springs

Artist American Artist , active 19th century
Datec. 1860s-1870s
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFrame: 14 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (36.8 x 62.2 x 3.2 cm)
Sight: 7 13/16 x 17 13/16 in. (19.8 x 45.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineThe Florida Art Collection, Gift of Samuel H. and Roberta T. Vickers
Object number2020.18.449
Collections
Visual DescriptionLandscape of Silver Springs, Florida, showing a boat ferrying people on a body of water; a boathouse, other structures, and trees on the shore.
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