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- Item 18699
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Description
John Rollin Tilton (1828-1888 ) painted this oil for Portland native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, taking the subject from a Longfellow poem. It shows the shipyards of Cape Elizabeth and the Portland skyline.
About This Item
- Title: Building of a ship painting, ca. 1851
- Creator: Tilton, John Rollin
- Creation Date: circa 1851
- Subject Date: circa 1851
- Town: Cape Elizabeth
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 43.2 cm x 53.3 cm
- Local Code: A85-310
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x219
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- Paintings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Associated objects
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- Boats and ship industry--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
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