Drawing

Title:

Doorway, Portsmouth 1760

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2004.043.063

Creator:

Brannigan, Gladys Ames (1882-1944)

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH

Date:

circa 1930

Description:

Architectural drawing of Doorway, Portsmouth 1760, by Gladys Ames Brannigan (1883-1944), c. 1930. Ink on paperboard. Doorway with Corinthian columns, broken pediment, carved pineapple, transom with four panes. Title, in blue pencil, bottom center: "Doorway, Portsmouth 1760". Pencil signature, "G. Brannigan / Portsmouth NH / Doorway, 1760" on reverse. Illustration board embossed, upper left, "TRADE MARK / DRAWING BOARD" with portion of thistle emblem. Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-8.3 W-6.8 inches

Provenance:

From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan

People:

Brannigan, Gladys A. (1882-1944), Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)

Subjects:

Doorways