GRAND BALL AT THE OPENING OF LELAND'S OPERA HOUSE, SARATOGA

Name/Title

GRAND BALL AT THE OPENING OF LELAND'S OPERA HOUSE, SARATOGA

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.257

Description

Page from Harper's Weekly with three wood engravings of scenes in Saratoga Springs oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "JULY 29, 1865.]; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 469."; on top right is a scene captioned, "ON THE ROAD TO SARATOGA LAKE, JULY 4, 1865.- [SKETCHED BY DAVIS.]" depicting a busy road; on bottom right is a scene captioned, "SARATOGA LAKE, JULY 4, 1865.- [SKETCHED BY DAVIS.]" depicting fashionable figures on the shore of a lake; on left is a scene captioned, "GRAND BALL AT THE OPENING OF LELAND'S OPERA HOUSE, SARATOGA, JULY 4, 1865. - [SKETCHED BY DAVIS.]" depicting a ball in a grand room; the recto is a page of print.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Theodore R. Davis

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Jul 29, 1865

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Areas of yellowing throughout; some brown spots throughout; loss and writing in pencil, bottom left; loss, top corners; small loss, bottom right; small tear, bottom center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #8

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library