Carl's Mill, Sleepy Hollow, NY

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Carl's Mill, Sleepy Hollow, NY

Entry/Object ID

SS.83.4 a-b

Description

Broad sketch of landscape of mill and wheel center right: waterfall left rear with stream flowing to foreground, bridge crosses river; one female child is on bridge; three figures (two men and one girl) stand on right side; "1000 Gems./ [New Drawing?]/ 'Carls Mill Sleepy Hollow N.Y.'/ Completed March 20th, 1881./ 1248 [ ? ] 30 x 20." Inscriptions in lower left corner, partially legible: "No narrow [stream?] 1/4 inch. [ ? ] [ ? ] to right." Inscriptions in lower right, partially legible: "[ ? ] Brooklyn [ ? ] [ ? ] stretchers. Wm R. Miller. 1881. Lower Mill + Wheel 1/10 ns."

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Wash, Paper, Ink, Wash, Paper

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Rickarby Miller

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1881

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SS.83.4

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-3/4 in

Width

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 15 in. (27.3 x 38.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Overall surface dirt. Caption has been partially erased, making it virtually illegible.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

SS.97.1 a-b - Painting - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

For more information on Miller see these other works by him in SHR collection: PM.65.862 Philipsburg Manor (1869) oil SS.79.1 Sunnyside (1852) watercolor SS.79.2 Old Dutch Church (1851) watercolor SS.79.3 Old Dutch Church (1861) oil SS.83.5 Carl's Mill (1873) pencil and ink Print based on this sketch in library's collection.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 3