Artist/Maker
Gifford, Robert Swain (1840-1905)*
Dec 24, 1840-Jan 15, 1905
Title
Cranston's Boat Bazaar
DateCirca 1860
Mediumetching
Dimensions3 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (7.9 × 13.7 cm)
Object number1975.4
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA yellow envelope provides the surface for an etching on reverse. A long low building with a porch along the front provides a space where people are gathered. Water is in front with various types of rowing boats tied up while two shells are being rowed parallel to the building. American flag flies on the right, and to the left is a flag with "This is the Place" written on it.On View
Not on view
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