Print

Title:

Capt. Tobias Lear House / Portsmouth, N.H.-1740

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1983.011.77

Creator:

Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)Artist

Date:

circa 1955

Description:

Print of the Capt. Tobias Lear House / Portsmouth, N.H.-1740, by Harry M.S. Harlow (1882-1963), c. 1955. Ink on paper. Two and one-half story house left middle ground with hipped roof, dormers, and attached ell. High fence on left and right of dirt road; road right of center foreground to background; buildings behind fence on right.Title printed lower center: "Capt. Tobias Lear House / Portsmouth, N.H.-1740". Printed in lower left: "H. M. S. / HARLOW". Printed on reverse: "THIS HOUSE WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF / COLONEL TOBIAS LEAR, PRIVATE SECRETARY / TO GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. / WASHINGTON CALLED AT THIS HOUSE / DURING HIS VISIT AT PORTSMOUTH IN 1789." White paper label on outside "Portsmouth Homes". Image 2.5" x 4.5". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-3.4 W-5.95 inches

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dorothy P. Kendall

People:

Lear, Tobias (1762-1816), Washington, George (1732-1799), Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)

Subjects:

Houses, Architecture