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Monument to Capt. Cook

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-221738

Description

Framed watercolor painting of a chain fenced monument surrounded by palm trees with water in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paintings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
watercolor (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"A. H. Parke 1907" (handwritten)
"Established 1820 / from / John H. Reeves / Picture Framer and Gilder / 293 Essex Street, Salem, Mass. / Opposite Y.M.C.A." (printed)
"Monument to Capt. Cook of Hawaii Laudwick Islands. Given to Jess Shelly by her 1910. Painted by Anne Parke." (handwritten)
"#718 Hawaiian Collection / of Stephen W. Phillips / Salem, Mass. Monument to Capt. Cook / at Kealchekow Bay / painted by Annie H. Parke of Honolulu in 1910" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P364

Maker

Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)
Parke, Anne H (Painter)

Dimensions

13 2/16 x 14 13/16 x 13/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.787

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