Saturday Morning Davis House Tours

27 Pleasant Street,Gloucester MA 01930

11 December, 2021

Description

The Captain Elias Davis House is decorated for the holidays! Join us for a festive tour docent led tour of the Davis house and learn about the Davis family and life in the 19th century Gloucester. Many of the objects in the house belonged to Elias Davis and his descendants, and include: • A drawing of the Davis family crest from County Hereford, England. • A portrait of the Captain painted c.1790 by an unknown Antwerp artist. • The outfitted medicine chest and instruction book used by Captain Davis in his role as ship's doctor. • Passports for two Davis family vessels, the ship Cadmus and the brig Augusta, signed by James Madison and John Adams respectively. • A sampler stitched by Captain Davis's daughter Mary, naming all 13 of the Captain's children. • A pencil drawing of the house itself, done from memory by son Soloman Haskell Davis in 1830 while he was away at sea. Space is limited and reservations are required. The Cape Ann Museum tells multiple stories, all relating to a single remarkable place. From its earliest days as a fishing and shipping port to its mid-19th century role in the granite industry, to its singular charms of light and sea that have attracted countless artists from the 19th century to the present, Cape Ann boasts a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial, and artistic achievement. The Museum's fine art collection includes the largest grouping of works by native son and renowned marine artist, Fitz Henry Lane, as well as work by other prominent painters and sculptors who lived on, visited or were inspired by Cape Ann. The work of contemporary Cape Ann artists is also collected and exhibited. The permanent collection includes fine and decorative arts, and artifacts from the major industries of the area - the fisheries and granite quarrying.