Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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: John Rollin Tilton
- Creation Date: circa 1851
- Subject Date: circa 1851
- Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 43.2 cm x 53.3 cm
- Local Code: A85-310
- Object Type: Image
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- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Associated objects
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- Boats and ship industry--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
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