Card, Greeting
- Title:
- Boatswain Allen House
- Object Name:
- Card, Greeting
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.273.13
- Creator:
- Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1940-1950
- Description:
- Card, Christmas, Boatswain Allen House, New Castle, NH. Woodcut print by Harry M. S. Harlow (1882-1963), Portsmouth, NH. Colored inks on white paper, folded in quarters. Horizontal rectangle. Brown house with blue gambrel roof and red chimney; green grass and trees; blue water and sky. Printed at bottom, "BOATSWAIN ALLEN HOUSE / New Castle, N.H." Printed at lower left, "H. M. S. / HARLOW". Printed in brown on inside, right: "To greet you this / CHRISTMAS DAY / and wish you / happiness". History of the house printed in brown on inside, left. Inscribed in ink on back: "Merry Xmas from / Marion Harry H." Printed in brown on back, bottom: "HARLOW STUDIO / Portsmouth, New Hampshire".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-4 W-5 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
- Subjects:
- Woodcuts, Christmas cards, Christmas, Houses
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