Matilda Hoffman

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Matilda Hoffman

Entry/Object ID

SS.98.1 a-b

Description

a. Engraved portrait of a young woman with her left side turned to the viewer: hair is brushed smoothly into a bun; there are several loose locks on the right and one curl of hair on the left; dressed in undetermined loose garment and a neckerchief with a knot at the front; At the bottom right: "J & J Wilcox, Boston"; at the bottom of the opening: "MATILDA HOFFMAN." b. Wooden gilded frame: concave frame with beaded decoration inside and alternating bars and double beads outside; there is a maroon-colored mat with an oval opening, through which we can see the image.

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood, Paper, Wood, Paper

Subject Person or Organization

Sarah Matilda Hoffman (1791-1809)

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Angel James Wilcox

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

circa 1883

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

12 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 9 1/2 x 7/8 in. (30.5 x 24.1 x 2.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

6 in

Width

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Conserved by the Northeast Document Conservation Center.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sarah Matilda Hoffman (1791-1809)

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.84.4X - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

It is very likely that this print was cut from an edition of Pierre Munro Irving's "Life and Letters of Washington Irving." This is the lighter of the two indentical engravings in the HHV collection (see also SS.84.4X a-b); it is framed. The Wilcox engraving is similar but different from the image of Matilda "from the miniature by Edward G. Malbone" in that her hair is much darker and her fichu is tied more like a kerchief in the Malbone version; the image lacks the delicacy of the Wilcox engravings; the orginal Malbone minature was owned by Mrs. George S. Bowdoin, of New York, in 1897; its current owner is unknown [Jessa J. Krick, 9/26/2017].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 4