Watercolor

Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire

Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)

VP072_Amazeen_House_6in.jpg

A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."

Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."

~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/804.

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Title

Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire

Subject

New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)

Description

A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."

Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."

Creator

Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)

Source

Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

Mid to late 19th century

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-AA1989.60.72

Watercolor Item Type Metadata

Provenance

Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901