Portfolio

Name/Title

Portfolio

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.27

Description

Oversized portfolio; two covers made of heavy stiff paperboard; exterior of each cover wrapped with marbelized paper in green, blue and orange; interior of each lined with brown wove paper of slightly rough texture; reddish brown leather (possibly calfskin) binding; woven gray string ties, one pair at each short side, two pairs at long side; one cream-colored vellum covering at bottom corner of back cover, evidence of similar covering at other corners

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Paperboard, Ink, Leather, Cotton, Paper, paperboard, ink, leather, cotton

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1820 - 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Closed

Height

22-3/4 in

Width

18-3/4 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 1 in. (57.8 x 47.6 x 2.5 cm)

Dimension Description

Open

Height

22-3/4 in

Width

37 in

Depth

1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 22 3/4 x 37 x 1/4 in. (57.8 x 94 x 0.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Extensive wear overall; marbelized paper covering heavily abraded overall and worn away at all sides, revealing inner cardboard covers; brown leather dry and cracked with some losses on the interior of the binding; evidence of color transfer from leather on buffer paper; string ties dirty, several ties broken or missing; vellum corner covers missing on three corners, evidence of dried adhesive where missing; large water stain inside front cover; interior paper lining peeling and loose at edges

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2007.28 - Print - Container MP.2007.29 - Certificate - Container MP.2007.30 - Print - Container MP.2007.31 - Print - Container MP.2007.32 - Print - Container MP.2007.33 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.34 - Print - Container MP.2007.35 - Print - Container MP.2007.36 - Print - Container MP.2007.37 - Print - Container MP.2007.38 - Print - Container MP.2007.39 - Print - Container MP.2007.40 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.41 - Print - Container MP.2007.42 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.43 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.44 - Print - Container MP.2007.45 - Print - Container MP.2007.46 - Print - Container MP.2007.47 - Print - Container MP.2007.48 - Print - Container MP.2007.49 - Print - Container MP.2007.50 - Print - Container MP.2007.51 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.52 - Print - Container MP.2007.53 - Print - Container MP.2007.54 - Print - Container MP.2007.55 - Print - Container MP.2007.56 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.57 - Print - Container MP.2007.58 - Print - Container MP.2007.59 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.60 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.61 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.62 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.63 - Painting - Container MP.2007.64 - Print - Container MP.2007.65 - Print - Container MP.2007.66 - Print - Container MP.2007.67 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.68 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.69 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.70 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.71 - Drawing - Container MP.2007.72 - Drawing - Container

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Portfolio containing 44 prints and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A