Presentation drawing for garden arch at Montgomery Place in the Gothic taste. Ink with blue and brown watercolor wash over pencil on gray paper. Three bases composed of double columns with pointed arches between. Imbricated roof comes to a peak with an onion-shaped finial. Openwork intials on either side of arch, "C" on left, "L" on right. Hanging plant basket in center, all details highlighted in brown. Leafy vines growing on structure in blue. Woman stands in the arch for scale. Trees in background are sketched in blue wash. Below is floor plan, showing triangular form with truncated corners. Scale lines from 0 to 20 feet. Bottom center in large calligraphic script: "Garden Arch;" to the right in smaller calligraphic script: "A. J. Davis."
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Alexander Jackson Davis
Attribution
Artist
Date made
circa 1850
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
21-1/2 in
Width
15-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 21 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (54.6 x 39.4 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
13-1/2 in
Width
8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 8 in. (34.3 x 20.3 cm)
Material
Paper, ink, Pencil, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Pencil drawings still evident. Matted and in frame. Both new and acid free gray paper.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 1