PROPOSED ELEVATION FOR EAST FACADE WITH THIRD FLOOR ADDITION, MONTGOMERY PLACE (UNEXECUTED)

Name/Title

PROPOSED ELEVATION FOR EAST FACADE WITH THIRD FLOOR ADDITION, MONTGOMERY PLACE (UNEXECUTED)

Entry/Object ID

MP.91.12

Description

Elevation of mansion's east facade including proposed third story, couple seen through front door: brown diluted watercolor wash, blue wash details; first floor with balustrade across front; columned portico with arched door with keystone and capital; view through doors to interior; a male and a female figure in dark blue wash on light blue suggest scale; round Thorvaldson plaques hanging in entrance hall and marble urn in niche depicted; pair of tall windows frame door; second story with two windows and central three-part bay window; third story proposed addition with central axis window, two double windows on either side; heavy cornice, balustrade above with central plaque with classical garland in a plaque; egg and dart molding, guilloche and urn finial; brown outlines, blue shading used sparingly; sections of north pavilion and south wing sketched in; scale lines to left: "29' - first. Second floor 7'/ third floor without balustrade and plaque"; horizontal scale lines below, center "0-40 ft." "28" pencil/ 28 (underlined to indicate sum)/ 56 "14" left of center,/ 28 top pencil.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite, Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1872 - 1873

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

23-3/8 in

Width

27-3/4 in

Depth

7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 23 3/8 x 27 3/4 x 7/8 in. (59.4 x 70.5 x 2.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

15 in

Width

19 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 x 19 in. (38.1 x 48.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some old ripping of paper in upper right corner; mat wavy, especially at top edge and upper right corner.

Notes

Remarks: Some ripping of paper upper right corner, mounted in acid-free mat.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Montgomery Place

Person or Organization

Montgomery Place

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

MP.96.6 - Drawing, architectural - Similar item MP.96.6 - Drawing, architectural - Used together MP.96.11 - Drawing, architectural - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 1