Hand colored lithograph "BEACON HILL FROM Mt VERNON ST.". Street scene has man and dog at lower right corner; two small children crossing street at left corner. Brick buildings on both sides of street with tall brick fences on each side. In distance, on top of hill is black carriage, large poplar trees and large monument on top of hill. "OLD BOSTON" on top edge of border. Molded wood frame, painted silver. Under glass.
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Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Smith, Knight, & Tappan (Publisher)
Boston, MA, USA
19 5/8 x 15 3/4 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.500
1857 (Date of print)
Massachusetts (United States)
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