Painting

Title:

View of Salter's Island, Portsmouth Harbor

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

2014.029.01

Creator:

Newhall, Timothy M. (1840-1911)

Place of Origin:

Portsmouth, NH

Date:

circa 1865

Description:

Painting. Salter's Island, Portsmouth Harbor, by Timothy M. Newhall (1840-1911), c. 1865. Oil on canvas. View of Salter's Island from the south at sunset with a bank of clouds on the upper right side, showing Capt. John Salter's house on far right. Fences in center of island are a small vineyard belonging to John W. Marston, who bought the island from Salter heirs prior to 1860. Signed "T.M. Newhall" in black paint on rocks in left foreground.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

H-30 W-48.75 inches

Provenance:

Painted for John W. Marston by his cousin Timothy M. Newhall. Eventually acquired by collectors Jean E. and Joseph G. Sawtelle. Purchased by NHHS at Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, August 17, 2014, Lot #738.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

Newhall, Timothy M. (1840-1911), Salter, John (1789-1858), Marston, John W. (1835-1881), Marston, John (1804-1889), Marston, Louisa (1805-1867)

Subjects:

Portsmouth, NH