Lithograph

Title:

The Notch House, White Mountain, New Hampshire

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1951.022.03

Creator:

Currier & Ives

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1857-1872

Description:

Lithograph of "The Notch House, White Mountain, New Hampshire." by Currier & Ives, 1857-1872. Hand-colored, printed on paper. Depicts two-story building, water pump near end of building, mountains and cliffs in distance. Trees, man and child, horse and buggy in foreground. Titled in lower margin, center: "THE NOTCH HOUSE, WHITE MOUNTAIN, / New Hampshire." LITH & PUB. BY CURRIER & IVES." printed on lower left margin. "152 NASSAU ST. N.Y." printed on lower right margin. Pencil inscription on reverse: "Gift of Mrs. Harold Murdock", Matted. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-9.9 W-13.85 inches

Provenance:

The Notch House, operated as a hotel by Thomas J. Crawford, was built in 1828 and destroyed by fire in 1854. It was located below the "Elephant's Head" rock formation. The source of the view in the Currier & Ives print is after W. H. Bartlett published in 1838 (1970.019.02), rather than the 1848 lithograph published in Oakes' "White Mountain Scenery," the latter showing the building in an improved, although less picturesque, condition.

Credit Line:

Gift of Kenneth B. Murdock, in memory of Harold Murdock

People:

Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888), Ives, James M. (1824-1895), Murdock, Harold (1862-1934), Murdock, Mary L. (1865-1951), Murdock, Kenneth B. (1895-1975)

Subjects:

Notch House, Horses, Buggies, White Mountains, Crawford Notch