Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."
Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/804.
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Title
Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire
Subject
New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."
Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."
Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.72
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901