- Title:
- St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H. 1808
- Object Name:
- Object ID:
- 1983.011.78
- Creator:
- Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)
- Date:
- circa 1955
- Description:
- Print of St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H. 1808, by Harry M.S. Harlow (1882-1963), c. 1955. Ink on paper. Brick church center with pilasters on facade; blind arch and oculus window on right side; belfry covered with snow; three-story clapboard house to right; figures walk in foreground. Titled in lower right corner: "ST. JOHN'S CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH, N.H. 1808". Image 4.2" x 3". Printed in lower left: "H. M. S. HARLOW". Printed on reverse: "THIS CHURCH WAS BUILT ON THE / SITE OF QUEEN'S CHAPEL. THE CORNER / STONE WAS LAID BY GRAND MASTER OF / MASONS THOMAS THOMPSON ST. JOHN'S / DAY 1807 AND DEDICATED THE FOLLOW- / ING YEAR. / SOME HISTORICAL ARTICLES ARE: / SILVER SERVIC [sic] FROM QUEEN CAROLINE / VINEGAR BIBLE, BRATTLE ORGAN AND / BELL FROM LOUISBURG. / IN THE CHURCH-YARD ARE BURIED / MANY PEOPLE OF COLONIAL FAME." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.8 W-3.45 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dorothy P. Kendall
- People:
- Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)
- Subjects:
- Churches, Architecture, Episcopal churches
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