HOBOKEN.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

HOBOKEN.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.27

Description

Engraving of men, women and children gathered at leisure on bank of river; three men seated on wooden chairs at lower left; adjacent black man serving drinks; three women, one with parasol, under trees at bottom right; boy and girl seated nearby; other empty chairs scattered nearby; steamboat and sailboats on river; pier with buildings juts out into water at center; low horizon; buildings of city visible at center horizon; at bottom left printed, "Drawn by James Smillie."; at bottom right printed, "Engraved by Robert Hinshelwood"; at bottom center printed, "HOBOKEN."; written in pencil on verso: "Family Circle and Parlor Annual Vol 1, 1847".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

James Smillie

Attribution

Artist

Robert Hinshelwood

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

Family Circle & Parlor Annual

Date made

1847

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

8-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 8 5/16 in. (14 x 21.1 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed especially at edges; two diagonal creases at upper right corner; horizontal creases along bottom edge; multiple minor losses along bottom edge where paper was attached to book; 3/8 inch round stain at center bottom of image; light brown stain in tree branches at top edge on right; verso: 1/2 x 1/4 inch tape pieces at top right and left.

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