Joppa Clam Shanties | c1900s | NESB Archival Giclee Print

Joppa Flats & Clamming

In the late 19th Century, clam shacks proliferated along a stretch of the Merrimack River in Newburyport known as Joppa Flat where clam digging followed the low tide cycles of the salt marsh using simple clam forks and wire baskets for seawater drainage.

Clamming was a major industry for the Northshore of Massachusetts given its intertidal ecosystem called the Great Marsh, a massive zone of 20,000 acres of nutrient-rich salt marshes, estuaries, tidal rivers, barrier beaches, and mud flats extending from Gloucester to Salisbury. At its height around 1900, there was as many as one-half to five tons of shucked clams shipped every day to Boston and other cities from Newburyport.

This beautiful giclee print was derived from an original c1900s hand-colored postcard of the era and printed on matt fine art paper to reflect the sharpness, texture & tones of a prints from the late 1800s & early 1900s.

Dimensions are 12" L x  8" H and mounted to 1/8" (3 mm) thick aluminum Dibond® panel. This sturdy aluminum composite sheet with a plastic core and perfect to support multiple display options from placing on a ledge or shelf to full framing.

*Stand shown IS NOT included*

About Our Giclee Archival Prints:

A Giclee print is a high-quality fine art print that is produced using a specialized inkjet printer. 

Giclee prints are known for their exceptional color accuracy and detail, as well as their longevity. The ink used in giclee printing is archival, meaning it is designed to resist fading and yellowing over time, and the printing process itself allows for a wide color gamut and fine detail reproduction.

Giclee prints are often used to reproduce artwork, photography, and other types of fine art prints, and are typically printed on high-quality paper or canvas. Because of their high quality and longevity, giclee prints are often considered to be fine art in their own right and are prized by collectors and artists alike.