Label

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Label

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.75

Description

Color whisk-broom label showing steamboat heading through narrow part of river; chromolithograph; smoke pours from smokestacks of boat; steep mountains at river edge and low mountains in the distance; label is divided into three sections with river scene at center; "HUDSON" reads as banner across top section; bottom section is blank; top and bottom are mirror images in size and shape; at bottom right printed, "MADE IN THE U.S.A."; at bottom right printed, "U.S.P.B L CO., BALTO.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1850 - 1920

Dimensions

Dimension Description

print size

Height

5-1/4 in

Width

3-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 3 5/16 in. (13.3 x 8.4 cm)

Dimension Description

mat size

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

7-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 15/16 in. (26 x 20.2 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Label is mounted to backing board; 3/4 inch diagonal crease at top left edge; 1/4 inch crease at bottom left edge; indent with surface loss at center top edge above "UD".

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012]. Object found in mat with note on mat from William Diebold that identified the tag as a "whisk broom label" [Jessa J. Krick, 4/19/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library