Print, Colored: "The First Lumber Raft down the Ottawa River, 1806".
Entry/Object ID
P750
Description
One colored print depicting a painting done by C.W.Jeffreys, it depicts a lumber raft on the Ottawa river about to enter the rapids. There is a small shelter of flat boards built in the center of the raft. Oars are used at the bow, sides and stern to guide the raft. Of the twelve men on the raft, eleven are manning oars, one is directing the course of the raft. Information below picture. The print is displayed in a plain narrow medium brown varnished wooden frame.
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"C.W."
Notes
Signature in the lower true right corner. It probably also says Jeffreys but is covered by the label.Text panel across bottom of image that is the history of Philemon Wright's first lumber raft trip in 1806. The heading of this paragraph reads "The First Lumber Raft down the Ottawa River, 1806"
