The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage) / John Phillip
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.188
- Title
- The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage)
- Artist
- John Phillip
- Artist Nationality
- Scottish
- Artist Life Dates
- 1817-1867
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Scotland (country)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Scotland (country)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Scottish School
- Inscription
- 18 PJ 55.
- Dimensions
- 53.2 cm x 69.2 cm (20 15/16 in. x 27 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Physical Description
- This painting shows the interior of a rustic house with a stone floor and rough rock walls. In the center foreground, a woman is crouched beside a wooden cradle. She has her arms around a sleeping baby whose face is highlighted by a ray of sunshine coming from an open window. Household items hang from the rafters and there is a spinning wheel beside her. A dog sits by an open hearth on the left. The color scheme is predominantly tones of brown, except for her red scarf, green shirt and the bluish purple of the hills seen outside the window.
- Subject Matter
- This is a genre painting which shows the interior of a Scottish farmhouse in the mid-19th century. It is a realistic portrayal of farm life showing the rustic conditions of this home. The room has a stone floor with rough stone and plank walls. Many household items are painted in detail, including a spinning wheel, a wooden chair and a wooden cradle. The sheep dog is resting by the hearth.Yet John Phillip has also included a sentimental element. A mother attending to her infant is the central focus of the composition. This gentle moment of motherhood is highlighted by a ray of sunshine that streams from the open window to illuminate the sleeping baby's face. Other details such as the books, flowers and hourglass on the window sill further relate his portrayal of the humble but noble life of a Scottish Highlander.
- Primary Keywords
- babies
- baby
- chairs
- dogs
- flowers
- interior views
- interiors
- mother
- mothers
- pots
- stool
- wheel
- window
- windows
- woman
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- architecture
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- family
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- genres
- how we live
- mammals
- objects
- objects we use
- offspring
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- parents
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by family relationship
- plants
- relationships
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- the natural world
- tools
- vessels
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form
- windows and window components
- women
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1367 x 989
- File Size
- 88 KB
- Record
- 1986/1.188
- Link to this Item
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"The Highlander's Home (Sunshine in the Cottage); John Phillip." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-1.188/1986_1.188.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.