Name/Title
ICE-YACHTING ON THE HUDSONEntry/Object ID
L.2007.262Description
Page from Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of boats on a frozen Hudson oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "FEBRUARY 1, 1879.; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 89"; in the foreground is an ice-yacht labeled, "SNOW SQUALL"; the yacht's sails occupy the top half of the image; a man stands on the boat, holding a rope; two men and a women sit on the boat, covered in a fur blanked; two birds fly above; there are four more ice-yachts and the Palisades in the distance; a signature, "J O Davidson 79", is in the bottom left; below the scene is printed, "ICE-YACHTING ON THE HUDSON. - DRAWN BY J. O. DAVIDSON. - [SEE PAGE 94.]"; recto is a page of text.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Julian Oliver DavidsonAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Harper's WeeklyDate made
Feb 1, 1879Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
16-1/2 inWidth
11-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (41.9 x 29.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Torn along top and right edges; perforations along left edge; liquid stain, bottom left; tear mended on recto with adhesive tape, right center; hinged two mat with two pieces of white adhesive tape along left edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #5Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library