H. M. S. Harlow, Estate of Col. Nathaniel Meserve, Mill St. Portsmouth, N. H., 1740, 1936-45

Painting

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

H. M. S. Harlow, Estate of Col. Nathaniel Meserve, Mill St. Portsmouth, N. H., 1740, 1936-45

Entry/Object ID

2009.094

Description

Harlow's view of the "Estate of Col. Nathaniel Meserve, Mill St., Portsmouth, 1740" depicts the elaborate house and garden built by Meserve, a shipbuilder. It was later owned by Peter Livius and his wife in 1764, and then by Col. George Boyd, a British officer. Both Livius and Boyd were Loyalists in the Revolution. The house survived until the twentieth century but no longer stands.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Academy Board

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.094

Source or Donor

Sawtelle, Jean

Made/Created

Artist

Harlow, Harry Merrick Sutton

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Bottom left

Transcription

• ESTATE OF • / • COL. NATHANIEL MESERVE • / • MILL ST. PORTSMOUTH, N. H. • / • 1740 •

Material/Technique

Painted

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right

Transcription

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

29 in