JOHN PAULDING. (ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ANDRE.)

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

JOHN PAULDING. (ONE OF THE CAPTORS OF ANDRE.)

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.114

Description

Engraving portrait of John Paulding from waist up; jacket, white vest, white ruffled shirt or cravat; curly hair; at bottom center printed (under image), "Thew."; at bottom center printed, "JOHN PAULDING.", "(One of the Captors of Andre.)", "Printed by W. Pate.", "From an original miniature in possession of H.C. Baird Phila.", "NEW YORK G.P.PUTNAM & CO.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Pate

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

G. P. Putnam

Date made

1850 - 1900

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-3/4 in

Width

9-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (29.8 x 23.8 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Stain (grease?) at top center edge; foxing at top left; diagonal crease at top left corner; paper is brown at edges; impression/ding in paper above image; black mark at top right; rectangular impression (plate mark?) approximately 1 inch from right, top, and left paper edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

John Paulding (1758-1818)

Notes

Subject

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

General Note

Note

Image referenced in "The Hampton L. Carson collection of engraved portraits of signers of the Declaration of Independence, presidents and members of the Continental Congress, officers in the American Revolution, views of Independence Hall, being the largest and most valuable collection ever offered the public, and world-noted on account of its many great rarities and completeness to be sold".

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StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

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Department

Note

Library