CASTLE PHILIPSE AND THE OLD MILL

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CASTLE PHILIPSE AND THE OLD MILL

Entry/Object ID

PM.2009.7

Description

Color lithograph postcard; on front, image of a white gambrel roofed building with an open porch, a tall tree, a stone wall and a large tree are in the foreground; an image of an inscribed plaque is at top left: ""CASTLE PHILIPSE/ THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT/ ABOUT 1683 BY/ FREDERICK PHILIPSE/ FIRST LORD OF THE MANOR OF/ PHILIPSEBURGH/ THE MANOR WAS GRANTED IN/ 1693/ BY GOVERNOR FLETCHER/ PLACED BY THE COLONIAL DAMES/ OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ MCMVI"; printed in white border at top: "Castle Philipse and the Old Mill, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, N.Y."; on back, printed: "Pub. by The Tarrytown Post Card Co., Tarrytown, N.Y./ FOR CORRESPONDENCE/ PRINTED IN USA/ POST CARD/ THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS/ PLACE/ STAMP HERE".

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Tarrytown Post Card Company

Date made

1915 - 1930

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Material

Ink on cardstock

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial