Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.33

Description

Pencil sketch of a woman standing with arms crossed and wearing fashionable dress of 1822; a bonnet trimmed with ribbon and flowers; a high-necked ankle-length pelisse with small ruff collar, long sleeves with cap oversleeves and typical foliate trimming all around; flat slippers; woman appears to be holing a key or small magnifying lens; notation in pencil at bottom: "Juillet 1822."; on reverse, three incomplete sketches of hands and fingers, bottom sketch cut off; irregular edge to paper on all sides

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Graphite, Paper (wove), graphite

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Coralie Livingston Barton

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1822

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

8-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (26 x 21 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some yellowing to paper overall, especially in lower half, crease at top left corner; minor wrinkling overall; minor scattered foxing; reverse has some graphite transfer in wrinkled areas; sketch cut off as if paper was reused and cut from larger sheet

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Appearance and pose of woman very similar to fashion illustrations of the period, seen in peridicals Ackermann's or Costume Parisienne; sketch may have been inspired by a fashion illustration of 1822.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A