Our Family Record: Objects in Context


Schoolwork exercise, Portland, ca. 1790

Schoolwork exercise, Portland, ca. 1790
Item 26538   info
Maine Historical Society

Thomas Janverin was 13 and a student in the South School in Portland when he made this colorful copy-work drawing.

The acidic inks he used have damaged the paper.

However, the youthful composition and colorful design remain.

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