Philipsburg Manor and Mill

Name/Title

Philipsburg Manor and Mill

Entry/Object ID

PM.80.3

Description

Watercolor of Philipsburg Manor house and mill in tones of black, gray and white: including Beekman wing. The house is 3 stories with gambrel roof and three gambrel roofed dormers; house three shuttered casement windows wide and 2 deep (front of house contains Dutch door with top door open); chimney and small, round, leaded window visible, the latter on side of house; first two stories stone, top story of wood; mill visible to left of house; that wooden structure also has gambrel roof; casement window, porch and room extending off mill and Dutch door with top half open visible; trees surrounding house; plants growing in front yard, snow on roof, in trees, on ground; written in script paper backing watercolor below it: "Manor House and Mill at Mouth of Pocantico, Philipsburg (later Tarrytown). Built in 1683-4, approximate restoration. Drawn by Edgar Mayhew Bacon."

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Paper, Watercolor, Paper

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edgar Mayhew Bacon

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1900 - 1935

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5-9/16 in

Width

9-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 9/16 x 9 5/8 in. (14.1 x 24.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Incl Backg

Height

6-15/16 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 15/16 x 10 in. (17.6 x 25.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Backing ripped in several places. Also scotch taped.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Philipsburg Manor, Upper Mills

Person or Organization

Philipsburg Manor, Upper Mills

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E