Lithograph
- Title:
- Portsmouth, N.H. From the Navy Yard, Kittery ME
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1988.509
- Creator:
- Parsons, Charles (1821-1910); Endicott & Company; Smith Brothers & Company
- Date:
- 1854
- Description:
- Lithograph of Portsmouth, N.H. From the Navy Yard, Kittery ME, drawn and lithographed by Charles Parsons (1821-1910), printed by Endicott & Company (1852-1886), published by Smith Brothers & Company, 1854. Lithotint with gray tint stone. Ships and rowboats in Navy Yard in foreground; figures loading and unloading goods from ships. Waterway, Piscataqua River, in middle ground with ships, sailboats, and steamer. View of Portsmouth in background. Signed lower left in margin: "SKETCHED & LITHD. [superscript 'D'] BY C. PARSONS." Signed lower right in margin: "PRINTED BY ENDICOTT & CO. N.Y." Title center in lower margin: "PORTSMOUTH, N.H. / FROM THE NAVY YARD, KITTERY ME [superscript 'E'] 1854." Lower right in margin: "Published by Smith Brothers & CO. [superscript 'O'] 59 Beekman St. New York." Ink inscription on frame reverse: "Frame of Whittier Genealogy 1622-1882 / 18 Nov. 74". Matted. Deep molded wood frame with painted interior molding, interior gilding; glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-21.7 W-37.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Navy yards, Seascape prints, Ships, Ports, Townscapes
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