Name/Title
ENTRANCE TO THE HIGHLANDSEntry/Object ID
SS.2016.11Description
Riverscape showing wide expanse of river, shoreline on either side and in forground; multiple boats, including steamship, sloop, three rowboats and a canoe [?] or other narrow boat from stern end; rowboats and steamship adorned with American flags; town on shoreline at left side, including houses and larger [commericial?] buildings, two with flags; one building with six columns in front; evergreen trees at near left side; greenery in foreground; rowboat onshore in foreground; round hills at right side and higher hills in background right side; trees and fields along bank at right; with note from back of acidic frame backing: "41. WHITEFIELD/ Entrance to the Highlands/ no date/ watercolor."Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Edwin WhitefieldAttribution
ArtistDate made
1840 - 1860Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
15 inWidth
21-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 x 21 1/4 in. (38.1 x 54 cm)Material
Watercolor on paperCondition
Notes
Remarks: Slight rubbing and shadow marks from previous mat along all edges; loss to corner upper PL; scattered gray rubbing, esp at lower PL; pinhole center top; stray black/gray ink/paint marks/dots on beach in image.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ruth DieboldNotes
Former ownerPerson or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Accessioned 2016, acquired earlier; removed from acidic mat and frame, 2011.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial