Engraving
- Title:
- The Wentworth
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2014.029.04.2
- Creator:
- Koevoets, H. C.; Adams, George H. Son
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Advertisement for Wentworth Hotel, New Castle, NH, c. 1890. Ink on paper. Titled "THE 'WENTWORTH.' " in top left corner. At top of sheet is engraved image of large hotel on island in Piscataqua River; bridge on left, sailboats on water in foreground, two horse-drawn carriages; image titled "BIRDS' EYE VIEW OF THE 'WENTWORTH' AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, NEW CASTLE, N. H."; imprinted on image: "ADAMS - SON. N.Y.", lower right; "KOEVOETS SC. N.Y.", bottom right edge. Two floor plans below image. Another view of the Wentworth Hotel in lower left corner; "ADAMS - SON N.Y.", bottom right. A third view of the hotel in lower right corner; "ADAMS SON", bottom right. Also an engraving of the Rockingham House in center. Matted and framed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-21.75 W-15.3 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Jean E. and Joseph G. Sawtelle. Purchased by NHHS at Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, NH, August 17, 2014, Lot #850.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- Subjects:
- Hotels, Islands, Sailboats, Carriages coaches, Bridges
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