Elizabeth Whitridge Morison, Sketch (The Pound, Portsmouth), ca. 1880

Photo by Ralph Morang

Photo by Ralph Morang

Name/Title

Elizabeth Whitridge Morison, Sketch (The Pound, Portsmouth), ca. 1880

Entry/Object ID

2023.021

Description

A gray scale sketch of the Portsmouth Pound with the artists initials on the bottom right corner reading EW. M. The sketch is mounted on cardstock and has a writing below that reads; "The Pound stood at the junction of Middle Road and South St. on the way / from Portsmouth to the Plains. The Pound was standing when the writer was a / boy, but it was not then in as good preservation as shown in this sketch. / This sketch was made by Miss Elizabeth Whitridge Morison, probably / around 1880. Miss Morison lived in the Purcell-Lord House, where this / is hung Ralph May. (Miss Morison was the granddaughter of Samuel Lord.)"

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Morison, Elizabeth Whitridge

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1880

Place

City

Portsmouth

State/Province

New Hampshire

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Below sketch on card stock

Transcription

The Pound stood at the junction of Middle Road and South St. on the way / from Portsmouth to the Plains. The Pound was standing when the writer was a / boy, but it was not then in as good preservation as shown in this sketch. / This sketch was made by Miss Elizabeth Whitridge Morison, probably / around 1880. Miss Morison lived in the Purcell-Lord House, where this / is hung. Ralph May. (Miss Morison was the granddaughter of Samuel Lord.)