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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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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.
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.
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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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Moat Mountain, 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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Jackson (N.H.)
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An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of Moat Mountain from Jackson Falls, NH. Inscription reads, "Moat Mt. from Jackson Falls N.H."
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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
New Hampshire
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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
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--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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Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Gorge below falls, Trenton, New York
Creator
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Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
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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-AA1989.60.114
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Trenton (N.Y.)
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Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting depicting a gorge. Inscription reads, "Trenton, N.Y.; Gorge below falls."
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
landscape
New 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
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
Gorge below Trenton Falls, New York
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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An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA1989.60.115
Subject
The topic of the resource
Trenton (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting depicting a gorge and rock face. Inscription reads, "Gorge below Trenton 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>
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A language of the resource
eng
19th Century
Foster
landscape
New York
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
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Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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High Falls, Trenton, New York
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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Subject
The topic of the resource
Trenton (N.Y.)
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Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the High Falls from the bottom. Inscription reads, "High Falls, Trenton."
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
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New 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
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
High Falls, Trenton, New York
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-AA1989.60.118
Subject
The topic of the resource
Trenton (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of High Falls from the top. Inscription reads, "High Falls, Trenton."
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-informationhttp://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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ng
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New 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 from Mary A. Foster, 1901
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
High Falls, Trenton, New York
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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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-AA1989.60.119
Subject
The topic of the resource
Trenton (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting featuring the upper portion of High Falls. Inscription reads, "High 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
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New York
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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
Lake George, New York
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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The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
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-AA1989.60.120
Subject
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Lake George (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
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A watercolor painting of Lake George from the Mohican Hotel. The Black and Tongue Mountains are visible in the background. Inscription reads, "Lake George from Mohican Hotel. Black and Tongue Mts."
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
landscape
New York
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
Dublin Core
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Title
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From above hotel
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
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.121
Subject
The topic of the resource
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of a lake with buildings along the shore in the foreground and mountains in the background. Inscription reads, "From above Hotel."
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
landscape
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
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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Trout Lake, Bolton, New York
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
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.122
Subject
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Bolton (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting depicting Trout Lake with mountains in the background. Inscription reads, "Trout Lake near Bolton (Lake George)."
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 York
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
Rogers Rock, Lake George, New York
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-AA1989.60.124
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lake George (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of Lake George and a rock face known as Rogers Rock. It was named after Robert Rogers, who is rumored to have slid down it to escape capture during the 1758 Battle on Snowshoes. Inscription reads, "Rogers Rock, Lake George."
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 York
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.
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Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Lake George and Anthony's Nose, New York
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
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.125
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lake George (N.Y.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of Lake George with the peak of Athony's Nose visible to the left. Inscription reads, "Lake George - Anthony's Nose to left."
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
landscape
New York
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
Shores of Lake Champlain
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-AA1989.60.127
Subject
The topic of the resource
Champlain, Lake
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting depicting cliffs along Lake Champlain. A boat is visible in the water. Inscription reads, "Shores of Lake Champlain."
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
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
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Connecticut River, Lancaster, 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-AA1989.60.128
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lancaster (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Connecticut River in Lancaster, NH. Inscription reads, "Lancaster N.H. view from bridge, Connecticut River."
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
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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.
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Watercolor
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Connecticut River, Charlestown, New Hampshire
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-AA1989.60.129
Subject
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Charlestown (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the Connecticut River in Charlestown, NH. Inscription reads, "Connecticut River, near Charlestown."
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
landscape
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
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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
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
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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
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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Jefferson, New Hampshire
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-AA1989.60.130
Subject
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Jefferson (N.H.)
Landscapes
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Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting featuring Cherry and Lafayette Mountains from Jefferson, NH. Inscription reads, "Jefferson, N.H. Cherry and Lafayette Mts."
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
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
A name given to the resource
Israel River, Jefferson, 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
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
PPL-AA1989.60.131
Subject
The topic of the resource
Jefferson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting featuring the Israel River in Jefferson, NH. Inscription reads, "Israel River, Jefferson."
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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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
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Title
A name given to the resource
View from Jefferson Hill, 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
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
View our <a href="http://portsmouthexhibits.org/copyright-information">Terms of Use and Copyright Information</a>
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-AA1989.60.132
Subject
The topic of the resource
Jefferson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the view from Jefferson Hill, NH. Includes a house and mountains in the distance. Inscription reads, "View from Jefferson Hill."
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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
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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.
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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.
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
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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Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901
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Shelburne, 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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Shelburne (N.H.)
Landscapes
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A watercolor painting featuring Mounts Madison and Washington, captured from Shelburne, NH. Inscription reads, "Shelbourne, Mts. Madison and Washington."
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Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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eng
19th Century
Foster
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New Hampshire
watercolor
White Mountains
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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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View from Gates Cottage, Shelburne, New Hampshire
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-AA1989.60.135
Subject
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Shelburne (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting of the White Mountains from Gates Cottage in Shelburne. Inscription reads, "View from Gates Cottage, Shelbourne."
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
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
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Title
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From Lead Mine Bridge, Shelburne, 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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The nature or genre of the resource
StillImage
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PPL-AA1989.60.136
Subject
The topic of the resource
Shelburne (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
An account of the resource
A watercolor painting captured from Lead Mine Bridge. Inscription reads, "From Leadmine Bridge, Shelbourne, N.H."
Publisher
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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--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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Title
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Road to Lead Mine, Shelburne, New Hampshire
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
Format
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Jpg derived from Tif
Type
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StillImage
Identifier
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PPL-AA1989.60.137
Subject
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Shelburne (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
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A watercolor painting depicting the road to Lead Mine. Inscription reads, "From road to Leanmines Shelbourne."
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
landscape
New Hampshire
watercolor
White Mountains