Phillipse (sic) Manor House, Yonkers, N.Y.

Name/Title

Phillipse (sic) Manor House, Yonkers, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

PM.2005.23

Description

Engraving of Philipse Manor House with iron fence: woman with two girls standing and one boy seated on side of road near house; group of three cows in yard; man wearing hat standing near fence; Hudson River and sailboats in background; tall trees all around house and on right side in foreground; directly below image "Drawn and Engraved by James Smilie. / Phillipse Manor House, Yonkers, N.Y. / (Present residence of Judge Woodworth.); engraving plate crease around image; written in pencil along bottom "Proof engraving by James Smilie from his portfolio owned by L.W. Rice, Rowayton, Conn., Nov. 10, 1960."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Paper (wove), ink

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

James Smillie

Attribution

Artist

Artist

James Smillie

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

1850 - 1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 x 14 in. (30.5 x 35.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Two large foxing spots along top center and top right; paper discolored throughout; upper left corner is stained dark; overall paper is slightly dirty.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial