Print

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2013.5

Description

Illustrated leaf from a book; central circular image of men fueling fire under shanty roofs at foundry, shadowy industrial structures at right, log cabin at top of hill at center top, sloop along shoreline at left; below, rectangular image of Poughkeepsie shoreline with sloops, steamship pulling barge; at top, printed: "PICTURESQUE AMERICA"; below image, printed: "Poughkeepsie, and its Founderies at Night./HIGHLANDS AND PALISADES OF THE HUDSON." ; verso, image of sawmill in operation on the riverbank, men operating mill, sloop and island in river, highlands in distance; below image, printed: "The Hudson, south from Newburgh".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Harry Fenn

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1870 - 1890

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

12-5/8 in

Width

8-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (32.1 x 22.5 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Yellowed overall; loss at top right corner; scattered brown staining across top, left margin and bottom margin.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This print arrived with a group of other prints by mail at HHV in February 2013 with no note or other identifying information. The name and address on the box were found to be false and attempts to contact the name given as a return address were unsuccessful. The object was cataloged as an item from an unknown source [Jessa J. Krick, 10/9/2013].

Note Type

Department

Note

Library