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Ebenezer Clifford's Diving Bell

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1950

GUSN

GUSN-26175

Description

Pen and ink sepia drawing of diving bell used to raise sunken ships in Portsmouth Harbor. Shows swan floater. With typed legend in upper right corner. Modern wood frame, under glass. re: its use in Portsmouth Harbor

Details

Descriptive Terms

drawings (visual works)
ink
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
Ink
Drawing

Inscription

See description.

Associated Building

Gilman Garrison House (Exeter, N.H.),

People and Organizations

Ebenezer Clifford

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 x 8 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of William Perry Dudley

Accession Number

1979.53

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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