Drawing
- Title:
- William Pitt Tavern 1769
- Object Name:
- Drawing
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.267.19
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Drawing of William Pitt Tavern, Portsmouth, NH, unidentified artist. Black ink on white card stock. Horizontal rectangle. Sketch of large four story building, with three chimneys and a three-story annex out back. Second building visible in background, right. "William Pitt Tavern 1769" along top, left. On back short history of the tavern, continued on second card with same Object ID (summary under Notes). Signed "D Vaughan" on reverse, bottom right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.6 W-5.6 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a group of 32 postcard-size ink drawings of Portsmouth, NH, buildings by an unidentified artist. From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, NH, artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
- Subjects:
- Buildings, Taverns, Taverns (Inns), Hotels
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