Name/Title
OLD DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER, TELLING STORIES TO CHILDRENEntry/Object ID
SS.2013.27Description
Black and white etching of older man seated in door yard with children and adults around him; central male figure wears tricorne hat, shaggy hair, jacket, vest, breeches, stockings, shoe with shoe buckles; he holds a toddler on his lap who examines his walking stick; at far left, young barefoot boy wearing straw hat; at near left, teenage girl sitting on low stool, wearing kerchief, long dress and apron; at near right, woman seated on chair, knitting, wearing cap, kerchief, long dress and apron; at upper right, standing in doorway fat man with bare head, holding pipe; flowering branches, trees, bunch of dried corn and fence at upper left, suggestion of grass at bottom; at lower right, printed: "JWE"; printed above image: "OLD DIEDRICH KNICKERBOCKER,/ TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN."; printed below image: "Designed & etched on Stone by J. W. Ehninger."Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
John Whetten EhningerAttribution
ArtistDate made
1900 - 1930Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
11-1/2 inWidth
9-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (29.2 x 24.8 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Very dirty overall especially around edges; loss of material at lower left corner; very creased and with pin holes along right border; upper right corner creased; half-inch tear at lower edge middle.General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Accessioned 2013, acquired earlier; found with other items to be cataloged in server room at Bellwood prior to library move, source unknown [Jessa J. Krick, 10/24/2013].Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial