John Andrew, New Hampshire, ca. 1855

Work on Paper

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

John Andrew, New Hampshire, ca. 1855

Entry/Object ID

706

Description

Scene of a Native American man spearing a fish with a woman seated beneath him on the left, and a white settler in backwoods clothing fishing with a fishing pole on the right with a wooden mill building behind him. In the center is a medallion with a landscape scene with a group in the foreground around a campfire. The medallion is surrounded with the motto: "In Truth is Our Trust/In Union Our Strength" and "NEW HAMPSHIRE" is below. Signed at lower right: "JOHN ANDREW" probably for John Andrew (1815-1875) Clipping on back is from Ballou's Pictorial 8, no. 22 (June 2, 1855) in which the print is illustrated and discussed in the context of a description of N.H. Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker Smith Sr. Gift made July 7, 1981 1 of 3 framed prints (other two JPJ and OH Perry in Downstairs Museum--see 657).

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

706

Source or Donor

Smith, James Barker

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 1999-06-14