Engraving
- Title:
- The Silver Cascade
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1990.001.733
- Creator:
- Orr, Nathaniel
- Place of Origin:
- New York
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Engraving, hand-colored, wood, of The Silver Cascade, by Nathaniel Orr, c. 1850. Wood engraving. Ink and watercolor on paper. Crawford Notch. A male and female figure stand on banks of falls at right middle ground. Waterfall down mountainside. Two figures fish in cascade at center. Signed lower right, "N. OR. N.Y." Print inscription lower margin: "THE SILVER CASCADE. / IN THE NOTCH OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE." Appears torn from book. Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-6 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a large collection of White Mountain material compiled and bequeathed by Catherine H. Campbell, including paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed materials.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Catherine H. Campbell
- Subjects:
- Crawford Notch, Silver Cascade, White Mountains
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