Lithograph

Title:

View of the Valley and Village of Temple, N.H

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1985.041

Creator:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)Lithographer

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1860

Description:

Hand-colored lithograph, View of the Valley and Village of Temple, N.H., by John H. Bufford, published in Henry Ames Blood's "The History of Temple, N.H," 1860. Ink and watercolor on paper on linen. Two women and two men left of center foreground. One man points with cane to right. Woman looks through spyglass. Woman seated with parasol. Sloping hill toward valley. Houses scattered throughout. Village of Temple left of center background with two churches and a cemetery. Mountains in background. Text directly under image: "J. H. BUFFORD'S LITH. 313 WASHN. ST. BOSTON." Emblem of stone monument in lower margin at center with text: "ERECTED / JULY 28 / 1859". Title lower center: "VIEW OF THE VALLEY AND [emblem] VILLAGE OF TEMPLE, N.H." Unframed. Matted.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-9.6 W-29.5 inches

Provenance:

This panoramic lithograph was the frontispiece of Henry Ames Blood's "The History of Temple, N.H." (Boston: Geo. C. Rand & Avery), 1860. The same view of Temple, NH, with "a much higher sky" was also produced on paperboard for framing, and could be purchased at three locations, one of which was John H. Bufford's, 313 Washington Street, Boston.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)

Subjects:

Temple, NH, Townscapes, Landscape prints, Lithographs