COLMANS LITERARY ROOMS, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

COLMANS LITERARY ROOMS, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.158

Description

Engraving of buildings on city street as viewed from behind fenced lawn (park at City Hall?); four-story masonry building on street corner at right; statue on roof of building; signs attached to building facade; wood shutters; tall windows; other buildings attached; buildings front broad tree lined street; figures along fence and in street; horse drawn carriages with drivers; at bottom left printed, "Drawn by A J.Davis."; at bottom right printed, "Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Co."; at bottom center printed, "COLMANS LITERARY ROOMS, BROADWAY, NEW YORK.", "London, Published August 1, 1831 by Hinton, & Simpkin & Marshall.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Fenner Sears & Company

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

I. T. Hinton, Simpkin & Marshall

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1831

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-1/16 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 10 1/2 in. (17.9 x 26.7 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is brown at edges; diagonal creases at top right, top left, and bottom left corners; yellow stains (foxing?) on borders; light creases from handling; spot (paper thinned) at lower left near print; verso: penciled notes at center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library