Boston Manufacturing Company
Bring a little Waltham home.
Slate Desk Plaque · 11 × 7 inches
Keep a picture beside the day's work, somewhere you can see it without leaving the desk. Waltham's Boston Manufacturing Company buildings bring the Charles and the mill's successive sections together, giving textile history a particular riverside setting.
The Boston Manufacturing Company was founded in Waltham in 1813. Its first mill followed in 1814, a second in 1816, and a connecting section in 1843. The buildings beside the Charles record successive stages of textile production, with the river and mill infrastructure closely tied to the enterprise.
The first mill, second mill and connector make growth part of this Waltham story, keeping different phases of the workplace within one river landscape. It can sit among a few favorite books, giving the shelf a particular local subject as well as something to read.
$35.20
- Selected option
- 7" x 11"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-CHARLES-LOC-MA0972-081176PU-5344-243923-COLOR-R1
Add a local view to your desk
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ma0972.photos.081176p
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 11 × 7 inches
Care: Handle carefully; wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth. Indoor use.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/5344/generic-brand/slate-desk-plaque
Original product information and credits
14. LOOKING SOUTH WITH 1873 WING TO RIGHT AT POWER PLANT. THE 1901 ENGINE HOUSE IS AT CENTER. GENERATOR HOUSE WITH CLERESTORY, ONLY PARTIALLY ABOVE GRADE AT LOWER RIGHT (DEMOLISHED DURING REHABILITATION). 1911 BOILERHOUSE AND STACK LEFT AND CENTER. NOTE THAT, ALTHOUGH FACADE OF BOILER HOUSE APPEARS SYMETRICAL, THE ROOFLINE PITCH IS NOT. THIS ANOMALY RESULTS FROM SHOEHORNING THE NEW BUILDING INTO A CRAMPED SITE. - Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA
7 × 11 in Slate Desk Plaque
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation with typography. Color and fine detail are interpretive; original source unchanged. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Steve Dunwell, HAER MA-54, exact source photograph number/negative LOC-ma0972-081176pu. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Identify adaptation. https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.ma0972.photos.081176p.
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