NEW-YEAR'S CALLS- THE KNICKERBOCKERS OF 1650 AND 1873
Entry/Object ID
L.2007.278
Description
Page from Harper's Weekly with a with two wood engravings of holiday scenes oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "JANUARY 4, 1873.]; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 13."; on the left is a scene of a family in seventeenth-century Dutch garb surrounding a laden table; two men stand at the open door, greeting the family; this scene is separated from the other with pine garlands; the second scene shows a group of well-dressed men bowing to a group of well-dressed women; in the background is a table set with glassware beneath a gas lamp chandelier; printed below the scenes is, "NEW-YEAR'S CALLS- THE KNICKERBOCKERS OF 1650 AND 1873.-[DRAWN BY SOL EYTINGE, JUN.]"; recto is a page of advertisements.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper; ink
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Sol Eytinge Jr.
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Jan 4, 1873
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16 in
Width
11 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Yellow stains, throughout; left edge is torn and creased; tear, top center; right corners dog-eared; dark stain, left center.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Diebold Box #2
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9