Proposed Sketch for Layout of Montgomery Place Library (now Montgomery Room)

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Proposed Sketch for Layout of Montgomery Place Library (now Montgomery Room)

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.9

Description

Rough sketch in ink on coarse brown paper of room layout: written vertically in center "Width of room is North South 15 feet;" "written horizontally in center "Length of room East & West - 20 feet;" along the top edge: "North window nearest yellow drawing room opening on pavillion [pavilion]," "space on side of fireplace, N.W.," "North Fireplace," "Space on side of fireplace, N.E.," and "North Window;" on viewer's right: "Elagese (?) panel," "Window East," "panel Table with Bust of Edward Livingston, East Window," and "Small space East end near big bookcase;" at bottom: "South Big Bookcase" and "Door South opening into hall;" on left: "Door West opening into Drawing Room."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1840

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Princeton list 25

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

19 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 19 in. (40.6 x 48.3 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Pencil

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Large rip in lower left corner conserved. Conserved and matted by Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1987-1988.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 2

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial