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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
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The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
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Portsmouth Public Library
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
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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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
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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.
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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
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Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Adams House, Newington, New Hampshire
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Adams House in Newington, NH. Inscription reads, "Adams Place-Newington. 1717."
Subject
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Newington (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Hampshire
Newington
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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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Agassiz Basin, Woodstock, New Hampshire
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.141
Subject
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Woodstock (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Agassiz Basin in North Woodstock, NH. Inscription reads, "Agassoy Basin, Woodstock."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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
19th Century
Foster
landscape
New Hampshire
watercolor
White Mountains
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
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Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA1989.60.72
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."
Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."
Subject
The topic of the resource
New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Castle
New Hampshire
watercolor
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
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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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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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Androscoggin River, Bethel, Maine
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.138
Subject
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Bethel (Me.)
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Androscoggin River with a small boat tied up on the shore, from Bethel, Maine. Inscription reads, "Androscoggin River, Bethel."
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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eng
19th Century
Foster
landscape
Maine
watercolor
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Title
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
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Appledore House, Isles of Shoals
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.171
Description
An account of the resource
Located on Appledore Island at the Isles of Shoals, the Appledore House was built in 1847 by Thomas Laighton and Levi Thaxter. It opened June 15, 1848. The Appledore became a busy resort, and in 1905 delegates in Portsmouth for the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty discussions visited for a reception. The hotel was lost to a fire in 1914.
According to Celia Thaxter, in Celia Thaxter, Among the Isles of Shoals [Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873], as late as 1873, "Philip Babb, or some evil-minded descendant of his, haunted Appledore."
Inscription reads, "Appledore House, Shoals. 1849."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
Isles of Shoals
New Hampshire
watercolor
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
At Jackson Falls, New Hampshire
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.161
Subject
The topic of the resource
Jackson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting near Jackson Falls. Inscription reads, "At Jackson Falls."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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
19th Century
Foster
landscape
New Hampshire
watercolor
White Mountains
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
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Autumn view
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
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Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.150
Subject
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Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
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A watercolor painting depicting an autumn scene and featuring a body of water surrounded by trees with fall foliage. A building is visible on the opposite bank and mountains are seen in the distance.
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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eng
19th Century
Foster
landscape
New Hampshire
watercolor
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Title
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
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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
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
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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
Dublin Core
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Title
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Baker House, York, Maine
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.90
Subject
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York (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
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A watercolor painting of the Baker House. Inscription reads, "Baker House, York."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
Maine
watercolor
York
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster
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Title
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Barker Farm, Kennicut Mills
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.164
Subject
The topic of the resource
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of Barker Farm. Inscription reads, "Barker farm house, Kennicut Mills."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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
19th Century
Foster
historic building
watercolor
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Barn on Jones Avenue
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.30
Subject
The topic of the resource
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Barns
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of a barn. Inscription reads, "Barn on Jones Avenue."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
watercolor
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
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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
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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
Publisher
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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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
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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.
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mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
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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
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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
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Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Barrell House, York, Maine
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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York (Me.)
Historic buildings
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A watercolor painting of the Barrell House in York, Maine. Inscription reads, "Barrell House, York."
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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eng
19th Century
Foster
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watercolor
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Title
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
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Portsmouth Public Library
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Title
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Benning Wentworth House, front
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.37
Description
An account of the resource
"One of the best known and most visited of the historical places in our neighborhood. The house was built in 1750, by Gov. Benning Wentworth, who resided her until his death in 1770. He was appointed Governor of New Hampshire in 1741, at the time of the final separation of this state from Massachusetts, and his rather stormy administration continued until 1766, when he was succeeded by his nephew, John Wentworth. In 1755, being left a widower, he married his housemaid, Martha Hilton, the heroine of Longfellow’s poem of 'Lady Wentworth.' At his death, he left the estate to her, and she soon afterward married Col. Michael Wentworth, and English officer, not related to her first husband. Col. Wentworth had seen good service in Europe, having been engaged in 1745 at the battle of Culloden, under the Duke of Cumberland, and at the battle of Fontenoy in France, in 1746.
"During Washington’s visit to Portsmouth in 1789, Col. Wentworth, entertained him at his residence. In 1800 John Wentworth, a grandson of Mark Hunking, married the Colonel’s daughter Martha, and resided here until they went to Europe in 1816.
"The estate was then purchased by Charles Cushing, who married a daughter of Jacob Sheafe, and it remained in his family until 1885. The house originally contained 52 rooms, but their number has been somewhat reduced. The cellarage is very extensive, and was arranged for the stabling of 30 horses in time of danger. The whole establishment has been preserved as far as possible has been preserved as far as possible in its ancient form, and the surroundings are most picturesque."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Wentworth House."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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eng
19th Century
Foster
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Portsmouth
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Benning Wentworth House, side
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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PPL-AA1989.60.36
Description
An account of the resource
"One of the best known and most visited of the historical places in our neighborhood. The house was built in 1750, by Gov. Benning Wentworth, who resided her until his death in 1770. He was appointed Governor of New Hampshire in 1741, at the time of the final separation of this state from Massachusetts, and his rather stormy administration continued until 1766, when he was succeeded by his nephew, John Wentworth. In 1755, being left a widower, he married his housemaid, Martha Hilton, the heroine of Longfellow’s poem of 'Lady Wentworth.' At his death, he left the estate to her, and she soon afterward married Col. Michael Wentworth, and English officer, not related to her first husband. Col. Wentworth had seen good service in Europe, having been engaged in 1745 at the battle of Culloden, under the Duke of Cumberland, and at the battle of Fontenoy in France, in 1746.
"During Washington’s visit to Portsmouth in 1789, Col. Wentworth, entertained him at his residence. In 1800 John Wentworth, a grandson of Mark Hunking, married the Colonel’s daughter Martha, and resided here until they went to Europe in 1816.
"The estate was then purchased by Charles Cushing, who married a daughter of Jacob Sheafe, and it remained in his family until 1885. The house originally contained 52 rooms, but their number has been somewhat reduced. The cellarage is very extensive, and was arranged for the stabling of 30 horses in time of danger. The whole establishment has been preserved as far as possible has been preserved as far as possible in its ancient form, and the surroundings are most picturesque."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Gov. Wentworth House - Little Harbor, 1750."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
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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
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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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Boatswain Allen's House, New Castle, New Hampshire, front
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Located in New Castle, NH, this house belonged to Commodore Paul Jones' Boatswain. Inscription reads, "Boatswain Allen's House, N. Castle."
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New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Castle
New Hampshire
watercolor
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Title
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
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Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
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Boatswain Allen's House, New Castle, New Hampshire, rear
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.71
Subject
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New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
Located in New Castle, NH, this house belonged to Commodore Paul Jones' Boatswain. Inscription reads, "Back of Allen house."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Castle
New Hampshire
watercolor
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bray House, Kittery, Maine
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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Jpg derived from Tif
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The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA1989.60.57
Description
An account of the resource
"Called in the neighborhood, Settler Bray’s house; one of the oldest buildings remaining in the country. It was built about 1660; its name being taken from John Bray, a ship builder, father of Mergery Bray, the wife of the elder Pepperell and mother of the Baronet. It was formerly much larger than now, the back part with a sloping rood, extending far towards what is now the main road. The visitor to this house and the Pepperell mansion, should remember that when they were built, the road had no existence, the houses being approached from the river, toward which they front. Of course they are not now seen to advantage. In one of the rooms of this house is an old picture, representing the siege of Louisburg, painted on a panel over the fireplace. The windows and banisters show extreme age. Near by the house, at the waterside, may be seen the ruins of the old wharf, where Mr. Bray and the Pepperells conducted their large business."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
The 1662 John Bray house located in Kittery Point is considered to be one of the oldest surviving homes in Maine.
Inscription reads, "Settler Bray's house, 1660. End of Pepperell house seen."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Kittery (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
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Kittery
Maine
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Broughton House
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.3
Subject
The topic of the resource
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Broughton House on Salter Street, Portsmouth.
Inscription reads, "Old Houses in Portsmouth, N.H. / Broughton house, Salter St."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
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View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
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eng
19th Century
Foster
historic building
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
watercolor
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
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Captain Dennett's House, York, Maine
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.85
Subject
The topic of the resource
York (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the home of Captain Dennett. Inscription reads, "Capt. Dennett's House, York."
Publisher
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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
19th Century
Foster
historic building
Maine
watercolor
York
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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
Carter's Notch, New Hampshire
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.163
Subject
The topic of the resource
Jackson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of Carter's Notch as seen from Jackson Falls. Carter's Notch is located in Bean's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire. Inscription reads, "Carter's Notch, from Jackson Falls."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
landscape
New Hampshire
watercolor
White Mountains
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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
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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
The topic of the resource
Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Portsmouth Public Library
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Watercolor coll
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
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.
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 the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
Relation
A related resource
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
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
mages used in the database are jpg files derived from archival .tif files.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
This coverage of architectural rendering for the mid to late 1900's is a valuable resource in the history of Portsmouth
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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.
--images::874,865
Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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
Church, Isles of Shoals
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Mid to late 19th century
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-AA1989.60.79
Subject
The topic of the resource
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
Churches
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Gosport Chapel on Star Island. Inscription reads, "Church at Shoals."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
Language
A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
church
Foster
historic building
Isles of Shoals
New Hampshire
watercolor
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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
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Description
An account of the resource
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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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
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Buildings, homes, scenery of Portsmouth and Surrounding communities.
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Portsmouth Public Library
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Watercolor coll
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Portsmouth Public Library
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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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These images are intended for research and reference use only. The library holds copyright to the digital images of this collection. Please see the copyright information page (link at bottom of page) for information about obtaining permission for image use and reproduction.
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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.
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Watercolor sketches of Portsmouth Architecture. Several used in book illustrations.
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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
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Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Church, Plymouth, New Hampshire
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
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Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.145
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Plymouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
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A watercolor painting of a church and cemetery in Plymouth. Inscription reads, "Church at Plymouth, N.H. (oldest in state)."
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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eng
19th Century
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White Mountains