Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.371 a-b

Description

Silver print photograph of boat in full sail: two crew members facing back to camera; on sail: "80 P"; maroon leather frame with two gilt tooled borders; white mat; easel stand; handwritten inscription in black ink on reverse: "The Quantuck manoevering / before crossing the starting/line in a race on Long / Island Sound about the / year 1898. One of his / brothers and JRD the / sailors and crew"; frame gilt stamped mark at lower right corner: "C. P. Leathercrafts/New York".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Manufacturer

C. P. Leathercrafts

Date made

circa 1898

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.87.371 A-B
MP.87.371a-b

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

8-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 3/4 in. (17.1 x 22.2 x 1.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

5 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 6 3/4 in. (12.7 x 17.1 cm)

Material

Paper (photographic), ink, Leather, Glass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Photo needs to be mounted to mat.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.791 - Serving spoon - Related

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Note: There is a trophy prize silver spoon (MP.87.791) for the "Open Regatta, July 17, 1897, Class P, 2nd Prize" from the "Larchmont Yacht Club to the Quantuck".

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Centennial Bedroom