Book cover

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Book cover

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.832 a-b

Description

Bookcover (front and back boards), of tortoise-shell, with silver and mother-of-pearl fittings and floral ornament; paper-backed, over what appears to be soap-stone rectangles, very thin.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1825 - 1851

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.59.832 A-B

VC.59.832

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (7 x 10.8 cm)

Material

Soapstone, Tortoise shell, silver, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

File folder not found 9/26/00 EHG

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13C

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial