INSCRIPTION ET AUTRES ANTIQUITÉS AMÉRICAINES

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.141

Description

Etching and engraving of various Native American artifacts: the image is divided horizontally into two fields; the top field is an illustration of Native American inscriptions; the inscriptions are abstracted and merge together; visible among them are faces and stick figures depicting both humans and animals; in the bottom field, there are for squares, each filled with an illustration of a different Native American Artifact; below these squares on the left is some kind of cross-section; next to it is a vase in the shape of a person; to its right is another cross-section; on the far right is a speckled rectangle with two small footprints and an abstract design; the image is surrounded by a border of two lines; above the image in center is printed "ÉTATS UNIS. ESTADOS UNIDOS [United States]"; on far right is printed "40"; below the image on far left is printed "Milbert del."; below is printed the title in French, "Inscription et autres antiquités américaines."; below in center is printed the title in Spanish, "Inscripciones y otras antigüedades americanas. [Inscriptions and other American antiques]".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacques Gérard Milbert

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Other Names

Name Type

Other Title

Other Name

Inscriptions and other American Antiquities

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-5/8 in

Width

8-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.3 x 21.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Bottom left corner dog-eared; wear and soil along bottom edge; liquid stain, bottom right corner; perforations along top edge; tiny brown spots throughout; recto is yellowed beneath image; attached to mat with two pieces of brown adhesive tape along top.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #

Note Type

General Note

Note

Inscriptions is plate number 40 in "Etats-Unis d'Amerique", first published by Frimin Didot Freres in Paris in 1837. This book, written by Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle, was illustrated with engraving and etchings of the works of various artists, including Jacques Milbert. This book was republished in Germany by E. Schweizerbart's Verlagshandlung as "Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America" in 1838, in Italy by Antonelli as "Stati Uniti d'America" in 1839, and in Spain by Imprenta del Guardia Nacional as "Historia de los Estados-Unidos de America" in 1841.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B6

Note Type

Department

Note

Library