Lithograph

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Lithograph

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.214

Description

Colored lithograph of two birds; top image (The Buff-breasted Sandpiper): brown bird with red/brown breast; thin long beak; at top printed, "Fig. 197"; at bottom printed, "2/3 Nat. size"; bottom image (The Purple Sandpiper): grey/black bird with white underbelly and long thin beak; at waters edge; at top printed, "Fig. 198"; at bottom printed, "2/3 Nat. size."; at top right (of page) printed, "Plate 87."; at bottom left printed, "J .W. Hill"; at bottom right printed, "Lith. of Endicott. New York.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John William Hill

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

G. & W. Endicott

Date made

1844

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/16 in

Width

9 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/16 x 9 in. (28.1 x 22.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is brown at edges; crease, pinholes, and losses along left edge where page was attached to book; crease at center left; other light creases from handling; stain (dot) at top center, at bottom left, and at bottom right; verso: tape at top right and top left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.212 - Lithograph - Related L.2012.213 a-b - Lithograph - Related L.2012.215 a-b - Lithograph - Related

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

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library