IN SLEEPY HOLLOW/ FOUR TONE PICTURES FROM WASHINGTON IRVING'S LEGEND
Entry/Object ID
SS.2016.5
Description
Oversized 30-page booklet; textured green paper cover; 8 folded interior leaves; bound with gold-wrapped yellow thread triple; on cover, woodcut image of tree trunk, silver tone full mood, silver tone river and village within a heavy black border, thin silvertone ring surrounding illustration; on cover, printed: "IN SLEEPY/ HOLLOW/ FOUR TONE/ PICTURES FROM/ WASHINGTON IRVING'S LEGEND/ by EASTWOOD LANE"; on cover page: "In Sleepy Holow/ FOUR TONE PICTURES/ BY/ EASTWOOD LANE/ SUGGESTED BY/ WASHINGTON IRVING'S FAMOUS LEGEND/ In Sleepy Hollow/ On Tappan Zee/ Mid-October Afternoon/ Katrina's Waltz/ Published by/ HINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE/ NEW YORK/ SKETCHES AND COVER DESIGN, A. L. BAIRNSFATHER, NEW YORK"; three printed illustrations and four printed passages related to the compositions throughout.
Collection
Sunnyside Object Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Theodore Lane
Attribution
Composer
Manufacturer
Hinds, Noble & Eldredge
Date made
1913
Notes
Dates: 1915
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
12-1/4 in
Width
9-1/4 in
Depth
1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 1/8 in. (31.1 x 23.5 x 0.3 cm)
Material
Ink on paper, Cotton, metallic
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Some yellowing overall; tarnish to metallic thread; some bent corners of pages; some small tears in cover edge and at binding.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
A. L. Bairnsfather
Notes
Illustrator
Person or Organization
Ruth Diebold
Notes
Former owner
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Accepted as part of Diebold book and print donation in 2003; assessed and accessioned as a collection object later (September 2016).
Quotes from Washington Irving's Castle of Indolence and Legend of Sleepy Hollow are included, one quote preceeds each composition. Printed publication information also included "Copyright 1913 by Swift Tomlinson Co./International Copyright secured. Copyright assigned 1915, to Hinds, Noble & Eldredge" and printed dedication "To My Friend/ Alexander Russell" [Jessa J. Krick, 9/14/2016].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E
