Historic Eastport Maine U.S.A. Photo - Mezzotints for Framing
Schooner Gray Feather, built in Eastport by C.S. Houston's shipyard in 1850.
The ship was built in Eastport, Maine, by C.S. Houston's shipyard. The engraving was based on a painting by artist Walter Francis. This image is one of four in the collection described here.
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Historic Eastport Maine U.S.A. Photo - Mezzotints for FramingDescription
Illustrated folder containing copies of four mezzotints featuring scenes of Eastport, Maine in the 19th century. The original artists were William Henry Bartlett (Eastport and Passamaquoddy Bay, 1840); Caleb Stetson Huston ( C.S. Huston's Shipyard and Marine Railway (Shackford Cove, n.d)); Unknown artist ( Fort Sullivan, 1809); Walter Francis ( Gray Feather, c. 1850). Each print includes a separate sheet of paper describing the background of the image.Made/Created
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1809 - circa 1860Notes
Collection by Ralph T. MacKay & Son, Printers and Lithographers, Bangor, Maine, for Greenlaw Studios, Eastport, Maine. No date for publication of collection.Location
Box 31, folder 4
Vestry Museum