Print

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

SS.2013.20

Description

Photolithographic print of a man seated on the edge of a drop-leaf table, one leg resting on an adjacent rustic stool, holding a glass of liquid in his right hand, staring intently to the right; man wears a slouch hat with hair in stray forelock, long coat, wide protruding shirt cuffs, wide breeches, boots with gaiters, a leather strap slung diagonally across his chest and narrow patterned scarf; suggestion of a hearth and wall mirror in the background at right; wooden crates on the floor behind table; image square at lower corners, rounded at upper corners.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1880 - 1900

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GX67-351

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/16 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/16 x 6 1/2 in. (23 x 16.5 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Overall yellowed; pinhole and semicircular rust mark at upper center; pinhole at lower center; vertical foxing line at lower right corner of image; scattered flecks of black ink; old adhesive and some loss of paper layers at right side on back.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Rip Van Winkle

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2013.19 - Print - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2013, acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 10/21/2013]. Subject bears clear resemblace to known images of Jefferson, including an earlier engraving in the HHV collection (SS.2013.19) [Jessa J. Krick, 10/18/2013].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial