Sketchbook
- Object Name:
- Sketchbook
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.257
- Creator:
- Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1887
- Description:
- Sketchbook, silk, containing six paintings, watercolor on silk, of Portsmouth, NH, houses. Titled on front, "Portsmouth / and / Vicinity." Attributed to Helen Pearson. Dated on first page, "June 1st. 1887." Each painting is titled in ink in bottom margin:
1. "Jackson House, 1664."
2. "Dennett House."
3. "Lear House, 1740."
4. "Wentworth House, 1750."
5. "Pepperell House, about 1720."
6. "Garrison House, York Me. about 1640." - Material:
- Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-7 W-8.25 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:
- Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
- Subjects:
- Portsmouth, NH
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