Squam Lake

Print

-

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Squam Lake

Entry/Object ID

MWM2024.0006.0030

Description

A landscape engraving of Squam Lake from a high elevation on the front, and a section from a volume titled 'DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,' page 28, on the back.

Type of Print

Engraving

Artwork Details

Subject

Squam Lake

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Squam Lake

County

Grafton, Carroll, Belknap

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2024.0006

Source or Donor

Nancy T. Block

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1854

Notes

No engraver or artist are listed under image. Date is written on back in pencil, uncertain of accuracy.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

front lower center

Transcription

Squam Lake

Type

Date

Location

back lower right

Transcription

[seam] - '54

Material/Technique

Pencil

Notes

Uncertain of date's accuracy.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Engraving, Trees, Islands, Lakes & ponds, Mountains, Horses, Sticks, Boats, Boating

Search Terms

The Notch, The Flume, Concord, Statehouse, Athenaeum, Portsmouth, Dover, Kittery, Continental Island, The Old Man of the Mountains, Canada, Charles II, Boston

Dimensions

Width

8-7/16 in

Length

6 in

Condition

Notes

Front lower right corner missing. Tape on left-side corners when viewing from back.