Deer Island Alms House
Bring a little Boston home.
Metal Art Sign · 7 × 5 inches
A small wall view can catch your eye between coming home and setting down your keys. The Deer Island Alms House stands within an architectural harbor view, placing Boston's planned institution beside its island and water setting.
The source records J.H. Bufford & Co. 1849 printed architectural harbor view, titled erecting on Deer Island. 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 print connects a civic institution with its harbor-island location, keeping a documented building project within the city's historical landscape without assuming residents' experiences. Choose an indoor wall near the things you use each day, so the view is part of coming and going at home.
$86.99
- Selected option
- 7" x 5" (Horizontal) / 0.12''
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-00000316H-1206-91993-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:00000316h
About the artwork
Product details and care
Size/capacity: 7 × 5 inches; approximately 0.12 inch (3 mm) thick
Care: Spot clean with nonabrasive, nonammonium products or dish soap and warm water. Indoor use.
Mounting block, metal plate and double-sided tape included; customer assembly required
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1206/generic-brand/metal-art-sign
Original product information and credits
View of the new alms house for the City of Boston in the State of Massachusetts, erecting on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. 1849. John P. Bigelow, Mayor. Designed by Louis Dwight & Gridley J. F. Bryant
7 × 5 in Horizontal Metal Wall Art
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: J.H. Bufford & Co.; Boston Public Library; 08_02_003711; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:00000316h https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:00000316h.
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