Painting
- Title:
- Samuel Henshaw
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2019.027.02
- Creator:
- Linsley, William (1851-1910)
Illustrator - Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Painting of steam locomotive "Samuel Henshaw," built in 1851 by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Manchester, NH. Painted by William Linsley (1851-1910), c. 1900. Watercolor on paper. Left side elevation of black locomotive with red wheels, red cab, and blue trim. Sign on boiler reads "SAMUEL HENSHAW" in yellow. Red coal tender with blue trim behind locomotive; "R.&.B.R.R." painted on side. Hand lettered in blue watercolor above locomotive: "AMOSKEAG MANUFACTURING CO. / MANCHESTER N. H. 1851. / CYLINDER S. 15. X 22. DRIVER S. 6 FEET. / MAIL SOUTH . N.Y EXPRESS NORTH. / FROM BUR. TO RUT. IN 70. MINUTES MAKING 4 STOPS". Matted and framed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-12 W-27.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired by the donor's father, Richard Francis Strong Starr (d. 1994), c. 1930 at Harvard University's Fogg Museum.
Samuel Henshaw (1790-1863) was a Boston banker who served on the board of directors of Stark Manufacturing Company in Manchester. The locomotive "Samuel Henshaw" was built by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in 1851 and purchased by the Rutland & Burlington Rail Road Company on November 20, 1853. The R.&B.R.R. bought two other Amoskeag locomotives that year, and one in 1852. It ran a total of 25 locomotives in 1855.
The artist, William Linsley (1851-1910), worked in various positions, including locomotive engineer, on railroads in Vermont. He was also a railroad historian, collector, and illustrator. He created approximately 30 watercolor drawings of Rutland & Burlington Railroad locomtives, compiled in three albums owned by the Vermont Historical Society. Each volume is titled "Locomotives of Rutland & Burlington R. R., Sketched by William Linsley." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Nicholas Starr
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