PINKSTONE, RESIDENCE OF JOHN T. TERRY, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

"PINKSTONE", RESIDENCE OF JOHN T. TERRY, TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.21

Description

Colored engraving of large house and grounds overlooking Hudson River with close up of house inset in oval at center; center image: large three story rectangular building with dormers; open porch encircles house at ground level; curved driveway leads to house; printed below inset image, “EAST FRONT"; top image: view looking up to house from lawn; trees at side of house; printed on left at center, "WEST FRONT"; bottom image: view down to river; green lawn in foreground; river and opposite riverbank in distance; woods at edge of lawn; at bottom printed, "A VIEW OF THE HUDSON"; at bottom center printed, "PINKSTONE", "RESIDENCE OF JOHN T. TERRY,", "TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1886

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-5/8 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in. (27 x 18.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper yellowed, especially at edges; tape at right, left, and center of top edge; 1/2 inch vertical tear at top edge center; minor tears along right edge; page cut from book.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.20 - Engraving - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012]. John Terry was a New Yok banker. In the 1840s, a large family farm parcel dating to the 18th century was subdivided into three different estates: Greystone, Lyndhurst, Pinkstone (now the Kraft campus). Page from " History of Westchester county, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city; 1886". book online: http://archive.org/details/historywestches00schagoog Pinkstone referenced in book: HUDSON VALLEY RUINS Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape by Thomas E. Rinaldi and Robert J. Yasinsac

Note Type

General Note

Note

Plate from "History of Westchester county, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city; (1886)" . The estate ,Pinkstone, is referenced in "Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape by Thomas E. Rinaldi and Robert J. Yasinsac.", page 283

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StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

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Department

Note

Library