Clip, Paper
- Title:
- Sunapee Harbor, Sunapee, N.H.
- Object Name:
- Clip, Paper
- Object ID:
- 1999.018
- Place of Origin:
- Ayrshire, Scotland
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Mauchlineware clip, souvenir of Sunapee, NH. Wood (probably sycamore). Tusk shape with thick pointed end (stained dark brown), and flattened broad end. Black transfer print image on flattened end, depicting harbor scene on a cloudy day, with steamships, people, and houses. Clip is in mid-section of the object and includes black text, "SUNAPEE HARBOR, SUNAPEE N.H."
- Material:
- Wood
Sycamore - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Letter accompanied donation: "I found the [clip] among my mother's things in clearing out her house in York, Maine. However, it probably came to her from a great aunt who took summer holidays in various such places years ago.... Lynn Williams".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor L. Washbourne
- Subjects:
- Harbors, Steamships, Souvenirs
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