Norumbega Tower
Bring a little Weston home.
Rocks Glass · Clear · 10 oz
Pour a glass of water and set it beside a book or a place at the table, leaving a few minutes for a quiet drink before the next task. Norumbega Tower gives Weston's riverbank a commemorative structure to focus on, with a particular nineteenth-century claim behind the monument's history.
Norumbega Tower was erected in 1889 by Eben Norton Horsford to commemorate his proposed Norse settlement. That interpretation is unsupported by the historical evidence. The tower instead tells a local story about nineteenth-century commemoration, with a restoration in 1973 recorded by the Weston Historical Society.
The tower is a particular example of nineteenth-century commemoration on Weston's riverbank, with Horsford's interpretation itself forming part of the monument's historical story. Keep it ready for the next drink or a visit around the table.
$24.99
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- FH-BULK-CHARLES-LOC-2016806196-4A13571U-1443-105144-COLOR-R1
Set a place for local history
Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 10 oz; approximately 3.5 inches high × 3.2 inches diameter
Care: Hand wash only.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1443/generic-brand/rocks-glass-10oz
Original product information and credits
Norumbega Tower, Charles River Reservation, Mass.
10 oz clear tempered rocks glass with printed artwork, approximately 3.5 inches high and 3.2 inches in diameter. Hand wash only. The illustration is a surface print, not etched or engraved.
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation with typography. Color and fine detail are interpretive; original source unchanged. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Detroit Publishing Company, ['c1906.']. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LOC-2016806196-4a13571u. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/. Identify adaptation. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016806196/.
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