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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
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The Portsmouth Public Library’s Special Collections Room holds several albums containing nearly 1000 individual Sarah Haven Foster watercolors. These were painted locally and during travels abroad. They depict a wide array of buildings, landscapes, and wild flowers. Most of the images are painted in miniature, some as small as postage stamps.
Sarah Haven Foster (1827-1900), was the daughter of John Welsh Foster (1789-1852) and Mary (Appleton) Foster. She had one sister, Mary Appleton Foster, and one brother, Joseph H. Foster.
John Welsh Foster was a prominent member of the Portsmouth community. He was a bookseller and printer, Deacon of the South Meeting House, a Portsmouth Athenaeum founder, school committee member, on the board of selectmen, and incorporator of the Portsmouth Savings Bank. His businesses dealt with printing, book selling and bookbinding. His success allowed his daughters the opportunity to make summer trips to Europe. Sarah and her sister Mary lived in Europe from 1886-1890. On those trips Sarah produced approximately 600 watercolors depicting buildings and landscapes in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, England, Scotland, and Wales.
Aside from a bit of correspondence found in the collection of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, little is known of Sarah Haven Foster’s life. Record of her public life is nearly non-existent. She was a member of the Unitarian Church. By all accounts she was shy and did not like public attention. No known likenesses of Sarah have been found. A 2013 publication entitled Portsmouth Women: Madams & Matriarchs Who Shaped New Hampshire’s Port City, edited by Laura Pope, includes a chapter on Sarah Haven Foster written by Maryellen Burke and illustrated with images from the Library’s collection. As explained in this chapter, the Foster family was involved in many benevolent and community building activities. It is likely that Mary, Sarah’s sister, deposited her paintings at the Public Library because of her involvement with the founding of the library, and their shared support of the institution throughout their lives.
Sarah Haven Foster published two books, Watchwords for Young Soldiers, a volume of children’s Bible stories published in 1864, and The Portsmouth Guide Book, published in 1876 by her brother, Joseph H. Foster.
In August 19, 1900, at the age of 74, Sarah was the victim of the first fatal accident on the Portsmouth Electric Railroad. The day was warm and extra cars were running to and from the beach. Reports claimed that the cars were running late and were going "at a good rate, though not a reckless one". She stepped out after waiting for a car to pass, but an extra car following hit her. She had been heading home from the Lyman residence. She died later that day of her sustained injuries. She was 74 years old. Foster is buried in Proprietors' cemetery.
Views of Portsmouth
In this album, Foster captures her fondness for the Portsmouth of old. Her realistic and gentle paintings capture a slightly ideal view of Portsmouth. These 174 miniature paintings are mounted and bound in a single volume entitled “Sketches of Portsmouth”. Collectively, they represent a view of mid-19th century Portsmouth and its environs unlike anything else we are aware of. It includes 34 paintings of buildings in Portsmouth (at last count, 14 of the Portsmouth buildings depicted are still standing). Also included are landscapes and buildings from York, New Castle, Newington, Kittery, Gerrish Island and the Isles of Shoals.
Although in miniature, as you browse through this collection, you will notice Foster’s attention to detail, particularly in the architectural features. After more than a century, the colors remain brilliant and the condition of most of this collection is quite good.
The provenance of this volume is somewhat uncertain; however, Library reports indicate that Sarah’s sister, Mary Appleton Foster, gave her sister’s painting albums to the Public Library between 1900 and 1903.
Mary Appleton Foster was a Civil War Nurse in the 1862-1865. In 1871, with Reverend James De Normandie (Unitarian minister) and others she helped to establish the Young People’s Union, which collected books and loaned them to Portsmouth’s youth. In 1874, the Union ceased, and in 1880 Mary Foster conceived of the idea to loan these books to the public. She and others created the library in the Custom house which opened January 1, 1881. After several moves, eventually, in 1896, a library was established in the "Portsmouth Academy" building.
The Library has addressed some of this album’s conservation needs in recent years through generous funding provided by a New Hampshire Moose Plate Grant. Deborah Mayer, local paper conservator, stabilized the album and re-housed individual fascicles in non-acidic enclosures, also enabling safe handling for digitization.
These images were digitized almost solely by library volunteer Carolyn Giberti. Quality control and metadata created by Simmons GSLIS student intern, Jillian Carkin
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Portsmouth Public Library
Collection was digitized almost solely by library volunteer Carolyn Giberti. Quality control and metadata created by Simmons GSLIS student intern, Jillian Carkin
Quality control and metadata created by Simmons GSLIS student intern, Jillian Carkin
Omeka Team, Nicole Cloutier, Robyn Nielsen
Subject
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Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
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Portsmouth Public Library
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Watercolor coll
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Portsmouth Public Library
Date
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Foster watercolor collection was gifted to the Portsmouth Library by Mary A. Foster, the artist's sister, 1901.
Collection was scanned, 2012/2013.
Quality control, research, and metadata created, 2013.
Digital Archive Created, 2014.
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The Library holds several other collections of Sarah Haven Foster watercolors -- European views, etc. These will also be scanned and added to the digital archive at a future time.
Vertical Files in the Special Collections Room contain historical information about SH Foster and her other work.
Format
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mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
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Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
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This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Sarah Haven Views of Portsmouth
--text::The Portsmouth Public Library’s Special Collections Room holds several albums containing nearly 1000 individual Sarah Haven Foster watercolors. This album depicts a wide array of buildings and views in the Portsmouth and Seacoast area. Most of the images are painted in miniature, some as small as postage stamps.
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Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Queen's Chapel
Subject
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Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
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A drawing of Queen's Chapel which stood where St. John's Episcopal Church is now located. Inscription reads, "Built 1732, burned 1806, from a print 1760."
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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eng
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StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.15
19th Century
church
Foster
historic building
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
watercolor
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Henry Clay Barnabee Collection
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Henry Clay Barnabee
Description
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Henry Clay Barnabee was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1833, the son of a stage-driver turned innkeeper in Portsmouth. At the age of twenty, Barnabee moved to Boston, where he worked in the dry goods business while also pursuing acting and amateur singing. In 1859, he married Clara George of Portsmouth in Warner, New Hampshire, where her family originated. They made their home in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. In 1865, Barnabee made his formal performance debut and began touring New England with a concert troupe. In 1878, he joined the Boston Ideals, a group formed to present Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta, H.M.S Pinafore, though the Ideals would go on to perform other operettas. Barnabee and two other actors from the Boston Ideals formed the Bostonians in 1887. The latter group toured widely, making a number of transcontinental trips, until it finally disbanded in 1904. Its mainstay production was Smith and DeKoven’s comic opera, Robin Hood, in which Barnabee played the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Clara George Barnabee died in 1906, the year in which Barnabee’s career essentially ended. Henry Clay Barnabee published his autobiography, My Wanderings, in 1913 and died in 1917.
According to the Library Trustee Meeting Minutes Volume, Dec. 1883 – Oct. 1939, page 62, meeting of September 24, 1907, the Henry Clay Barnabee Collection was offered to Portsmouth Public Library in September of 1907 by Barnabee himself. The Library Trustees accepted the gift and were to confer with Barnabee about his wishes for the collection. An article in the States and Union newspaper, September 9, 1909, leads one to wonder when the collection actually physically arrived at the Library. Plans were being made at that time to house the collection in a special room described in great detail in the article. Barnabee was working on an exhibition to be mounted in the Library in 1909. It is unclear from available materials if that exhibition ever materialized or if the collection was even on site at that time.
The original collection was assembled between 1866 and 1906 by Henry Clay Barnabee and his wife, Clara George Barnabee. Some of the collection was reportedly transferred to the Lamb Club in New York City according to Hannah Fernald in 1943, as quoted in the Portsmouth Herald April 23, 1943. The current collection consists of approximately 10 linear feet of materials, including scrapbooks, photograph albums, loose photographs, musical scores, and books, as well as a small number of other loose items such as a large daguerreotype of a child (probably Barnabee) and two framed watercolors of Barnabee in costume. Most of the material dates from 1866-1906. There are a few items before and after that range, most notably the program from a testimonial held in Barnabee’s honor in Boston during March of 1907. It is arranged in eight series, outlined in a series-level finding aid.
The collection was arranged by Woodard D. Openo, an Archives student in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the time, in the fall of 1995. Library staff and Simmons College interns have been working on a detailed finding aid since spring of 2010. During the spring of 2014, the New England Archivists Community Outreach Project spent time indexing and scanning parts of the Barnabee collection. In 2018, funds from the Rosamond Thaxter Foundation were procured for the specific use of cleaning and rehousing items from Box Series II B. 1-9 and Box VII Libretto Series.
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The collection was assembled by Henry Clay Barnabee and his wife, Clara George Barnabee between 1866 and 1906. It was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library between 1907 and 1909 by Henry Clay Barnabee, himself.
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Date
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Donated to the Portsmouth Public Library between 1907 and 1909.
Collection arranged, 1995.
Finding aid created, 2010.
Collection partially indexed and scanned, 2014.
Grant funds procured for a collection-level assessment by the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), 2015.
Grant funds procured for the cleaning and re-housing of the collection, 2018.
Digital collection created in OMEKA, 2019.
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Collected by Henry Clay Barnabee and Clara George Barnabee.
Arranged by Woodard D. Openo, 1995.
Digitized by Nicole Luongo Cloutier, Jessica Ross, Alexa Moore with assistance from Portsmouth Public Library volunteers and the New England Archivists Community Outreach Program, 2010-2017.
Omeka addition and metadata by Katie Czajkowski. Poleena Vassiliev, and Robyn Nielsen.
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This is a small part of a larger collection. Other items from the collection may be viewed by contacting Special Collections at the Portsmouth Public Library. Note that viewing of the physical collection is at the discretion of the Library staff. Some pieces of the collection may be deemed too fragile for in-person viewing.
Additional parts of the collection will be scanned and added to the digital archive at a later time.
Vertical Files in the Special Collections Room contain historical information about Henry Clay Barnabee.
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The Henry Clay Barnabee Collection is comprised of scrapbooks, albums, photographs, musical scores, books, a daguerreotype, and watercolors.
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Henry Clay Barnabee Collection
--text::The collection was assembled by Henry Clay Barnabee and his wife, Clara George Barnabee between 1866 and 1906. It was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library between 1907 and 1909 by Henry Clay Barnabee, himself.
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Portrait of an unidentified woman by Lafayette Newell, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1898
Subject
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Single-sitter portraits
Women
Studio portraits
Description
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Black and white portrait of an unidentified woman. Mat reads, "L.V. Newell [and] Co. / 31 Congress St. / Portsmouth, NH." Handwritten on the back: "To my dear / Auntie [and] Uncle / with lots of love / from / your affct. Niece / [illegible] / April 16 the [number sign] 1898."
Creator
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Newell, Lafayette (1833-1914)
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Henry Clay Barnabee Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1898-04-16
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Jpg derived from Tif
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eng
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StillImage
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PPL2017IIPhotoB_6_12
1898
19th Century
Black and White
Lafayette Newell
New Hampshire
Portrait
Portsmouth
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
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This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
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eng
Miscellaneous
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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11.5" x 8.5"
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Title
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"When All Things Were in Quiet Silence"
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Sheet music
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1966
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
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PPL-AA2018.15
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features four lines of music with lyrics written in Latin. Translation of song written below in English. Song is "When All Things Were in Quiet Silence," composed by John Ebenezer West, 1915. Small illustrations decorate the margins of the card. Christmas greeting and date below. Flat card.
Contributor
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West, John Ebenezer (1863-1929)
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Sturgis
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
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eng
Miscellaneous
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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5.50" x 4.25"
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Some Have Meat & Cannot Eat"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.1
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a folk poem about "plenty" surrounded by densely ornate landscape foliage with animals inset. A turkey is prominently displayed at center with text banner cascading to bottom. Christmas greeting and date below. Flat card.
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Sturgis
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
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Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
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eng
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
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Paper
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5.75" x 4"
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Title
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"Presidential Election Year of Decision"
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1948
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PPL-AA2018.2
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a patriotic theme stating it was the year of an election (Truman was elected) with United States eagle pin and star symbols and nighttime waterscape view. Patriotic Christmas greeting at bottom with date. Flat card.
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eng
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20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
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StillImage
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
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Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
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eng
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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8" x 5.25"
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Title
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"One World, Own Home, One God"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1949
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Jpg derived from Tif
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StillImage
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PPL-AA2018.3
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a quotation of goodwill and humanity inset in a circular frame with a light, landscape view of the Martine Cottage and surrounding foliage. Banner below with Christmas greeting and date. Flat card.
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
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eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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6.25" x 4.5"
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Title
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"If"
Subject
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Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1950
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
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PPL-AA2018.4
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features poem by Rudyard Kipling and ornately, flourished framing in black ink with Christmas greeting inset. Personal noted handwritten inside with artist signature.
Contributor
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Kipling, Joseph Rudyard (1865-1936)
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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3.5" x 6"
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Title
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"A New Door for the Martine"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Postcards
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1951
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.5
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a postcard style with stamped back and addresses. Image depicts the front of the Martine Cottage and its "new door". Personal, handwritten greeting at right.
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
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4" x 6.5"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Warm Welcome Inside"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1952
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.6
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the interior of Martine Cottage with Dorothy sitting in front of the fireplace and a printed note explaining the image view. Personal, handwritten note at bottom.
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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6.5" x 5.25"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"His Star"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Poetry
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1954
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.7
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features an interior view of the Martine Cottage with Dorothy and Lester Harding as well as each of their children and pets. Surrounded by ornate border with greeting and date in frame.
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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8" x 5.5"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Beatitudes
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1957
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.8
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the Beatitudes in list format. First letter of each is building block style text with red ink details with a small view of the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel at top. Personal note on interior with artist signature.
Rights
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Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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9.25" x 6"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Be Through My Pencil to Awakened Earth"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Poetry
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1958
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.9
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a landscape view of the Martine Cottage and grounds, flanked by personal symbols. An original poem below, followed by Christmas greeting. Flat card.
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
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7.5" x 5.5"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"A Blessed Christmas"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1959
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.10
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus and surrounded by intricate floral work and two intertwining rams horns at bottom. Christmas greeting is banner style at top.
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
3.50" x 7.25"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Christmas Greetings"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a simple rectangle Christmas Greetings banner with artist information below. Flat card.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1960
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA2018.11
Rights
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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StillImage
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
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Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
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eng
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Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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7" x 5"
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Title
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"After Bresdin's Holy Family"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features densely decorated scene of Sagamore Creek with Biblical references and Martine Cottage in background. Inspired by Rodolphe Bresdin's "The Holy Family" (1885).
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1962
Format
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Jpeg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.12
Contributor
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Bresdin, Rodolphe (1822-1885)
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
Martine
New Hampshire
Sturgis
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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9" x 6"
Dublin Core
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Title
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"To Celebrate the Birthday of Christ"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Hymns
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a knight in armor on mount, flanked by florals with a banner at top with title text. Lyrics to "Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might," hymn by John S.B. Monsell on small banners at sides and bottom, with artist name and address below. Interior blank.
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.13
Contributor
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Monsell, John Samuel Bewley (1811-1875)
Rights
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
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eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
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Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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5" x 4.25"
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Title
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"Christ at His Nativity"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a biblical poem about the Nativity. Ornate jumping fish flank a yin-yang symbol at center of card with crown and flourishes above. Personal note on interior with signature and printed sender's address.
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.14
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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10" x 7.5"
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Title
A name given to the resource
"The Grail" 1
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features "The Grail" poem by Father John D. Swanson of Christ Church in Portsmouth, and an ornate image at top left with flourishes and a knight on mount. His banner holds the poem title and a Christmas Greeting is printed below with the name and address of the artist. Address is more complete than the other card of this style. Personalized note and signature on interior.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1967
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA2018.16
Contributor
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Swanson, John D.
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Paper
Physical Dimensions
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10" x 7.5"
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Title
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"The Grail" 2
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Description
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An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features "The Grail" poem by Father John D. Swanson of Christ Church in Portsmouth, and an ornate image at top left with flourishes and a knight on mount. His banner holds the poem title and a Christmas Greeting is printed below with the name and address of the artist. Personalized note on interior.
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections
Date
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1967
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.17
Contributor
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Swanson, John D.
Rights
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
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Dublin Core
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Title
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
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1947-1975
Format
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The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
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eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
7.75" x 5.25"
Dublin Core
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Title
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"I Am the Vine"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a verse from the Bible (John 15:5) with a Christmas greeting and is signed by the artist.
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
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The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1968
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.18
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1947-1975
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
The images appearing in this database are JPG format, they are derived from archival TIF files.
Type
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StillImage
Contributor
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Donated by Joan Christy, 2018
Digitized by Alexa Moore and Jessica Ross, Spring 2018
Metadata and Omeka additions by Jessica Ross and Alexa Moore, 2018
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
This collection of 19 original Christmas cards was created by artist and long-time Portsmouth resident Dorothy Sturgis Harding (1891-1978). These cards are part of a larger amalgamation of Harding memorabilia and were gifted to the Library by Portsmouth resident Joan Christy in January 2018.
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Cards are drawn in pen and ink on card stock and were used for holiday greetings in years spanning 1947 through 1976. According to local residents, Harding's Christmas cards were highly prized and eagerly anticipated each year. They are immensely detailed and unique to this artist. Many depict Portsmouth area views; including the historic Martine Cottage, which was one of the Sturgis family homes.
Dorothy Margaret Sturgis was the daughter of Richard Clipston Sturgis and Esther Mary Ogden of Boston. R. Clipston Sturgis was the former President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He built many well-known buildings in Boston including the Franklin Union Building, the Federal Reserve Bank Building, and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. He bought the Martine Cottage off Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth and used it as a hobby farm and summer home until he retired there in 1929.
Dorothy was born in Boston on July 28, 1891. Both she and her brother Richard Jr. followed the family tradition in the pursuit of art and architecture. Richard Jr. eventually became a prominent architect while Dorothy attended both the Winsor School and the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. She also studied art under Frederick Hall of Harvard and with renowned illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott.
In 1912, Dorothy married Lester Harding and spent most of the remainder of her life pursuing her career and family in Portsmouth. She was a popular bookplate designer, creating personal bookplates for many notable names, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Norman Rockwell. Dorothy and her husband contributed to the maintenance and administration of the Martine Cottage as a working farm and raised three children there. During World War II, Dorothy paid homage to her architectural legacy by enrolling in a certification course at the University of New Hampshire in engineering and drafting. She did so in order to work as a draftsman, drawing submarines for the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
Examples of Harding's bookplates can be seen in our Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection, including copies of the bookplates she designed for Roosevelt and her own famous father. Additional items relating to this family and to the Martine Cottage are available by visiting the Portsmouth Public Library Special Collections Room.
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Put whatever you want in here.
--title::Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
--text::This original collection of 19 historic, depicting buildings and scenes of Portsmouth and the Seacoast area, was donated to the Portsmouth Public Library by Joan Christy, Winter 2018.
--images:: 2085,2094
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Paper
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
6.75" x 5"
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
"Nativity Play"
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Poetry
Description
An account of the resource
An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features a poem from "The Nativity Play" by Elizabeth Bowen and an intricate floral border with personal symbols.
Creator
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Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1975
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA2018.19
Contributor
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Bowen, Elizabeth (1899-1973)
Rights
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Language
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eng
20th century
drawing
Harding
holiday
New Hampshire
Sturgis