Dungeon Rock, Lynn Woods
Date1934
Artist
Thomas Willoughby Nason
(American printmaker, 1889–1971)
MediumWood engraving
Dimensionscomposition: 6 5/8 × 8 in. (16.8 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 10 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.5 × 32.5 cm)
sheet: 10 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (27.5 × 32.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walton H. Nason, Jr., 1989
Object number1989-65.42
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextDungeon Rock in Lynn, Massachusetts, has a fascinating history. It features a cave dug in the 19th century by Hiram Marble, who believed he was in contact with the ghost of pirate Thomas Veale, who was leading him to treasure stashed in the rock formations.