Lithograph

Title:

Z.S. Barstow, D.D. Pastor of the First Congregational Church, Keene, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1995.588.08

Creator:

Sherwin, John H. (b. 1834)Lithographer; Rosenthal, Louis N. (fl. 1850-1875)Printer

Date:

circa 1855

Description:

Portrait of Zedekiah S. Barstow (1791-1873), lithographed and published by John H. Sherwin (b.1834), printed by Louis N. Rosenthal (f. 1850-1875), c. 1855. Chromo-lithography on paper. Seated figure with legs crossed, facing left; white hair, white collar and shirt, black vest, coat, and trousers. Right hand holding folded piece of paper; right arm resting on table covered with white cloth; left hand holding eyeglasses. In background books, window framed by red curtains opens view of little village nestled in valley. Corner decoration with foliate scrolls. Printed, lower right on image: "Sherwin Del." Signed in ink, lower center: "Yours truly / Z.S. Barstow." Printed below in lacy decorative frame: "Z. S. Barstow, D.D. / Printed by L.N Rosenthal / PASTOR OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, KEENE. N.H . / LITH & PUBLISHED BY J.H. SHERWIN / PHILADELPHIA, PA." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-22.75 W-18.6 inches

Provenance:

Rev. Zedekiah S. Barstow, D.D., for fifty years pastor of The First Congregational Church in Keene, ordained July 1, 1818, resigned his pastorate July 1, 1868, died March 1, 1873, aged 82 years and 5 months. From Hurd's History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, 1886.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Barstow, Zedekiah S. (1790-1873), Sherwin, John H. (1834- )

Subjects:

Barstow, Zedekiah S., Clergymen, Pastors