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Herman Decker

Lonsdale Wharf, Providence, R.I., 1878

Description

Maker

Title

Lonsdale Wharf, Providence, R.I.

Year

1878

Medium

Gouache on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

61 x 96.5 cm (24 x 38 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, LC:Painted by Herman Decker, Providence/R.I. July 1878 Signed, LL:H. Decker (H. & D interlocked)

Type

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

34.020X

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

January 27 - April 11, 1999

Decker was a local tradesman and artist who gave lessons in painting with oil and watercolor. This view depicts the bustling rail terminus between Fox Point and India Point at the base of Hope Street.

Picturing Providence 1790-1930

July 17 - August 29, 1992

In 1873 the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company opened the Providence, Norfolk and Baltimore Steamship Line and ran it from Lonsdale Wharf. This location on India Street at the foot of Hope Street provided connection for steamers to the railroad lines which ran along India Point. It is likely that this detailed rendering of the wide variety of transportation modes available at Lonsdale Wharf was commissioned by the company as the basis for an advertisement.

Use

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