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1942

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2016

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Drawing, Somes Sound, Looking North, Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated August 13, 1856 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on light green paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

27.3 × 44.9 cm (10 3/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Mt. Desert. Somes. Sound - looking north / [Aug] 13th from Clarks = S. West Harbor / 1856 / [?]sit in - 1856; lower center: (Day Mt - & Robinson Mt / between) flying mt / (Charlie picking up pebbles / to throw in the water) Note 1881); lower right: (opposite (where the boat is / is the entrance to the Sound & [?]ald point to the left of it) note / 1881.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Somes Sound, Looking North, Southwest Harbor, Mt. Desert, Maine; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on light green paper; 27.3 × 44.9 cm (10 3/4 × 17 11/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-334

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