Name/Title
SARATOGA IN 1859- A BALL AT CONGRESS HALLEntry/Object ID
L.2007.273Description
Page from Harper's Weekly with a wood engraving of a family relaxing at a ball oriented horizontally: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "AUGUST 20, 1859.]; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 537"; in the left foreground, a boy and a girl with roses in her hair sit and watch a crown of people; on the right, a woman holds a sleeping baby on her lap; a man stands behind her chair looking down at the child; in the background is a crowd of men, women, and children all in fancy clothing; there are many lighting fixtures with glass bulbs hanging from the ceiling; on bottom right is a signature, "BOBBETT HOOPER SC"; below the scene is printed, "SARATOGA IN 1859- A BALL AT CONGRESS HALL.- [SEE NEXT PAGE.]"; recto is a page of text.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Alfred BobbettAttribution
EngraverArtist
Edward HooperAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Harper's Weekly, Bobbett & HooperDate made
Aug 20, 1859Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
15-3/4 inWidth
11-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (40 x 28.6 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Tears and losses along all edges; discoloration in a square surrounding the image; small stains throughout; writing in pencil, bottom right; recto has piece of adhesive tape mending tear top left; writing in pencil, top center.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #3Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library