Calendar

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Calendar

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.302

Description

"Perpetual Almanac (or Circle of the Natural, Civil and Ecclesiastical Year for all Time)": almanac of coated paper finished to simulate parchment, comprised of a series of originally moveable circles, labeled (from center outward): "Circle of Lunar Changes" (with Tables of Rising and Setting Sun, the Moon, and Table of Easter Sundays within tabernacle frame at center); "Circle of Months;" "Circle of Weeks and Days" (with "Dominical Letter Index" at one end); "Circle of Moveable Feasts and Fasts." On the reverse is sheet of printed paper with "Explanations of the Principles of the Perpetual Almanac," and advertisement at top containing endorsements by Horace Webster, W. H. deLancey, and Benjamin Hale, dated 1840. In 12-sided polygonal mahogany frame with flat edge.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rev. W. W. Bostwick, A.M.

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1845

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

24-3/4 in

Length

24-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 24 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (62.9 x 62.9 cm)

Material

Paper, Mahogany

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some slight damage to coated paper; reverse fair; frame excellent condition.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.63.93 - Calendar - Related

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Kitchen