In this round print in black ink on paper, two centrally located figures work to produce maple sugar. While the figure on the right carries to buckets with a yolk at his neck, the figure at the left dumps the same type of bucket into a larger vessel. Behind this figure at the left are two oxen yolked to move the larger vessel. In the background (behind the group) is a barn, a maple tree tapped to produce maple syrup, and partially visible trees. At the bottom of thep rint is a small still life that incldues maple leaves and implements used in the production of maple syrup.

Maple Sugar

Clare Leighton

1950

Titles Maple Sugar (Title)@Sugaring (Alternate)@New England Industries (Series)
Artist Clare Leighton, American, born England, 1898 - 1989, ?
Medium wood engraving
Dimensions sheet: 12 × 12 1/4 in. (30.5 × 31.1 cm) image: 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (24.1 × 24.1 cm)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds provided by The Wedgwood Society of Washington, DC, 2018.11
Work Type print
Classification Prints