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Lithograph

Title:
View of Wilton, West Village, N.H. 1847.
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object ID:
1988.095
Creator:
Smith, Uriah (1832-1903)Artist; Sharp, Peirce & CompanyEngraver
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1847
Description:
Lithograph. VIEW of WILTON, WEST VILLAGE, N.H. 1847, by Uriah Smith (1832-1903), lithographed by Sharp, Peirce & Co. (1846-1849), 1847. Ink on paper. View of a small village with houses; houses mostly clustered around main road that runs horizontally from right to left and disappears over small hill at left; team of horses pulling coach on main road at center. Houses with barns on surrounding hills. Mountain left background. Title at center, in lower margin: "VIEW OF WILTON, WEST VILLAGE, N.H. 1847." Printed signature lower left, in margin: "URIAH SMITH DEL." and lower right: "LITH. OF SHARP, PEIRCE & CO. BOSTON." Molded oak frame with half-round center molding and gilded interior; glazed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-18.75 W-23.75 inches
Provenance:
Paper label on old backing board: "Bought in an old book shop on Brattle St., Boston, in 1903."
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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