Name/Title
JEFFERSON IN SOME OF HIS BEST KNOWN ROLESEntry/Object ID
SS.2005.25Description
Single page from Harper's Weekly magazine: on recto, incomplete text from a short story with illustration of a couple; the man in evening dress shown listening at a closed door; printed at top center: "HARPER'S WEEKLY"; printed at bottom center: "655"; handwritten in red pencil at bottom left "GX 67_351"; on verso, eight small line illustrations of Joseph Jefferson, each depicting the actor in a different pose and costume; top row left, colonial gentleman with bundle tied to a stick: "As "Dr. Pangloss," in "The Heir at Law" "; top row middle and right, eighteenth-century fop in court attire and soldier wearing chapeau bras and brandishing pistols: "As "Bob Acres," in two Scenes [sic] from "The Rivals" "; middle row left, grizzled elderly man with top hat: "As "Caleb Plummer" in "The Cricket on the Hearth" "; middle row right, working man holding glass and leaning on table, with both feet atop four-legged stool: "As "Rip Van Winkle" "; bottom row left, gentleman in contemporary suit turned in profile to speak to toddler girl wearing dress with sash: "Mr. Jefferson and his Graddaughter" printed signature "TVd" [sic] ; bottom row middle, elderly man in tattered clothes with long beard: "As "Rip Van Winkle" after Twenty Years" "; bottom row right, dishelved man seated on bench, hat askew: "As "Salem Scudder" in "The Octoroon" "; printed at center bottom: "JEFFERSON IN SOME OF HIS BEST-KNOWN ROLES"; printed at center bottom: "656"Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Harper's WeeklyDate made
1865 - 1890Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OtherHeight
33.338 cmWidth
20.638 cmDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 33.3 x 20.6 cm (13 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Horizontal fold fold/tears at mid section; tear measures 1 3/4 " on right and 1 1/4"' on left; two staple holes in upper left corner; discoloration overall; tape on recto side, right edgeRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905)Notes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Rip Van WinkleNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Originally accessioned by and cataloged by Melissa Uram, 3/9/2006. Accessioned 2006, acquired earlier. [Jessa J. Krick, 4/5/2010]Note Type
General NoteNote
Contrary to usual practice, accession number was written on recto side due to importance of verso image and likelihood verso side would be shown in a future exhibition or publication [Jessa J. Krick, 4/5/2010]Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial