The city of Boston
Bring a little Boston home.
Slate Desk Plaque · 11 × 7 inches
Set down the pen and take a moment to look up from the desk. Ships and wharves fill the foreground of the Currier and Ives Boston view, giving maritime work a place before the city buildings beyond.
The source records Currier & Ives published 1873 view after Parsons and Atwater; harbor, ships and wharves dominate foreground. The view preserves a particular relationship between Boston Harbor and its shore. Water, buildings and routes form a record of local maritime life at the time of the source.
The illustrated city panorama connects Boston's urban setting with its shipping shore, keeping the harbor's role prominent in the publisher's view of the city. Keep the plaque on the desk where its picture can be noticed between a page of work and the next task.
$35.20
- Selected option
- 7" x 11"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-WD376586N-5344-243923-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:wd376586n
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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
The city of Boston
7 × 11 in Slate Desk Plaque
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: Parsons & Atwater; Boston Public Library; 06_01_002600; G3764.B6A3 1873 .P3; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:wd376586n https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:wd376586n.
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