Birch Painting of Bordentown Hilltop with view of Belvedere

Name/Title

Birch Painting of Bordentown Hilltop with view of Belvedere

Entry/Object ID

2020.2.1

Description

Probable title: Watch Tower at Point Breeze

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Hilltop in Bordentown City with a view of Point Breeze

Collection

Bonaparte

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Birch (attributed)

Attribution

Attributed to

Date made

1820 - 1821

Place

* Untyped Place

Hilltop in Bordentown City with a view of Point Breeze

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

no signature but attributed to Thomas Birch

Dimensions

Height

21 in

Width

36 in

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Bonaparte Room

Date

July 9, 2021

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jul 9, 2021

Examined By

Julian Hebert

Notes

"Walnut frame with ebonized trim is of a later period than canvas. Canvas has been relined sometime in second half of 20th c... Surface integrity is good since colors were thinly painted..." (from appraisal report)

Valuations

Value

$35,000.00

Date

1999

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Based on an earlier black-and-white engraving of Bonaparte's mansion at Point Breeze.

Create Date

July 9, 2021

Update Date

September 1, 2021