Engraving

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.234

Description

Three colored engravings of Tappan , New York; image at top left: one story house in disrepair; at bottom right printed, "HOUSE WHERE ANDRE WAS TRIED"; image at bottom left: street in town; sign on wood post by building at left; warehouse buildings at center; at bottom right printed, "AN OLD TAVERN SIGN"; image at right: rectangular monument on broken platform; rocks/debris on platform and on grass in foreground; figure stands behind fence at center; at bottom left printed, "THE MONUMENT AFTER THE EXPLOSION"; at bottom center printed (as legible, German typeface), "Theilweile Berltörung des André-Monuments bei Tappan, Rockland Co., New-York, am 31. März1882.--(Giehe Geite 279.); text (in German) on verso.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1882 - 1900

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

l.2012.234

L..2012.234

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

7-7/8 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 7/8 x 11 in. (20 x 27.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed, especially at edges; brown stain at bottom right; small brown stain at center; horizontal fold through center of paper; grey stains (inherent) at bottom center; penciled "82", "NY" at top right; verso: tape stain at bottom center; stains at left edge.

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, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library