Card, Greeting
- Title:
- Brewster Doorway
- Object Name:
- Card, Greeting
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.273.27
- Creator:
- Harlow, Harry M. S. (1882-1963)
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1940-1950
- Description:
- Card, Christmas, Brewster Doorway, Portsmouth, NH. Woodcut print by Harry M. S. Harlow (1882-1963), Portsmouth, NH. Brown ink on white paper, folded in quarters. Vertical rectangle. Doorway with scrolled pediment. Printed at lower left: "H. M. S. / HARLOW". Printed inside, right: "From Ye Olde New Hampshire home / In 'An Olde Towne bye the Sea,' / Where many a Yule log brightly burned / Which made it so Christmasse. / A message comes to you / In this olde fashioned way, / 'May all the joyes be ever yours / This happy Christmas daye.' / Merry Christmas / Mr. Mrs. H.M.S. Harlow".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.9 W-3.5 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, Doorways, Christmas, Christmas cards
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