Object Number 1973.0534

Object Name

Print (Lithograph)

Title

VIEW OF PORTLAND, ME./ TAKEN FROM CAPE ELIZABETH BEFORE THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION OF JULY 4\TH 1866.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Anonymous

Creator (Role)

J. Mayer and Co. (Lithographer)
c. 1863-c. 1880

Edward F. Smith (Photographer)

B. B. Russell & C.\o and John Hankerson (Publisher)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Portland, Cumberland, Maine, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; J. MAYER & C.\O LITH. 4 STATE ST. BOSTON.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; PHOTO: EDW. F. SMITH.
3. Inscription; Bottom left; PUBLISHED BY B. B. RUSSELL & C.\o BOSTON.
4. Inscription; Bottom right; & JOHN HANKERSON, PORTLAND.

Subjects

City view

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Lithography, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

18.13 (H) , 24 (W) , 12.34 (Image H) , 18.22 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

46.04 (H) , 61 (W) , 12.34 (Image H) , 18.22 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at center. OW at bottom.

Publisher Summary

B. B. Russell & C.\o and John Hankerson

Watermark

none

Coloring

Colored stones and hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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