Book

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Book

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.720

Description

Book: "Poems by Mr. Gray" Publishers: B. Long and T. Pridden, London, England. Book: leather-faced boards; contents: "Ode on the Spring," "Ode on the Death of a Favorate Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fish," "hymn to Adventur," "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College," "The Descent of Odin: An Ode," "The Triumph of Owen: A Fragent," "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard," and "Ode to Music," inscribed, in brown ink, front end paper: " Pierre Van Cortlandt." Van Cortlandt Family Possession; belonged to Pierre Van Cortlandt (I ?).

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Gray

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1777

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Pierre Van Cortlandt"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Length

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3/8 x 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (1 x 1.3 x 6.4 cm)

Material

Leather, Cardboard, Paper

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Minor treatment by C. Horton, 3/61. Rear board detached; front board loose.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814)

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Unknown, Missing