Transom window
Windows
Watercolor painting
A drawing by Helen Pearson. Watercolor, pen, and graphite on paper. Transom window is outlined in pen and colored with watercolor. Door or window underneath is outlined in pen; some sketching done in pencil. Unfinished piece.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
Helen Pearson Portfolio
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
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PPL-AA:2020.16
Queen's Chapel
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A drawing of Queen's Chapel which stood where St. John's Episcopal Church is now located. Inscription reads, "Built 1732, burned 1806, from a print 1760."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.15
The Thomas Bailey Aldrich House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink with watercolor. The house is located on the south side of Court Street between Washington and Atkinson Streets, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1908
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PPL-AA1989.66
The Warner House
Warner House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house is located at 150 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.80
The Jackson House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house is located at 76 Northwest Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.67
Portsmouth Public Library
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Portsmouth Public Library (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This old library building is located at the corner of Islington and Middle Streets in Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1993.3
The Portsmouth Athenaeum
Portsmouth Athenaeum (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Athenaeum is located at 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1993.5
Whaleback Light
Kittery (Me.)
Piscataqua River (N.H. and Me.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1993.4
The Sir William Pepperell House
Pepperell House (Kittery Point, Me.)
Kittery (Me.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink with watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house is located at 94 Pepperell Road, Kittery, Maine.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.79
The Ladd House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink with some watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house, today known as the Larkin-Rice House, is located at 180 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.69
The Tobias Lear House
Tobias Lear House (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and possible watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The house is located at 50 Mechanic St, Portsmouth, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.65
Fort Point
New Castle (N.H.)
Fort Constitution (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink with possible watercolor, featuring the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, also known as the Fort Point Lighthouse or the Fort Constitution Lighthouse. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.64
Fort Constitution Gate with Porticullis
New Castle (N.H.)
Fort Constitution (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and possible watercolor. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Located at 25 Wentworth Road, New Castle, NH.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.63
Strawbery Banke and St. John's Church
St. John's Church (Portsmouth, N.H.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Strawbery Banke (N.H.)
Original graphite drawing overlaid in pen and ink and black and white watercolors. Created for Pearson's publication of Vignettes of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
The Helen Pearson Drawings
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
1913
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PPL-AA1989.62
Rose acacia
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the flowering shrub, rose acacia. Its scientific name is Robinia hispida and is more commonly known as bristly locust or rose locust. Inscription reads, "Rose Acacia."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.1
Agrimony and sideflowering scullcap
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of agrimony and side-flowering skullcap. Inscription reads, "Agrimony (Eupatoria) / Scutellaria Laterifolia / Sideflowering Scullcap."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.2
Adder's tongue arethusa
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of adder's tongue, also known as Ophioglossum. Inscription reads, "Arethusa Opioglossoides / Adder's Tongue Arethusa."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.3
Arethusa bulbifera
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of Arethusa bulbosa, more commonly known as dragon's mouth. Inscription reads, "Arethusa (Bulbifera)."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.4
Arrow head
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of Sagittaria sagittifolia, also known as arrow head. Inscription reads, "Sagittaria Sagittifolia. / Arrow Head."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.5
Barberry
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of barberry whose scientific name is Berberis vulgaris. Inscription reads, "Barberry / Berberis Vulgaris."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.6
Bittersweet
Wildflowers
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of bittersweet, a member of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. Inscription reads, "Solanum Dulcimara / Bittersweet."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Wildflowers
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.75.7