Name/Title
SKETCH BY H. J. EHLERSEntry/Object ID
L.2006.1Description
Hand-drawn landscape map in ink and pencil on a large piece of paper of section of grounds at Montgomery Place, n.d.: "Sketch by H. J. Ehlers, Landscape gardener, " in ink, appears in upper right corner, surrounded by decorative, swirling pen strokes; thin black line along left side and lower left corner; outlines of paths, trees (names in Latin, written in ink), "fountain and lille (sic) pond," section of building; "Scale," in ink, with line chart of feet from (left to right) "228 feet" to "12 feet" in lower right; text in pencil in lower left corner reads "The section, containing the fountain ought to be kept independent / of that systematical arrangements . - as it is situated near the / "Rosa…(rest of word illegible) it may receive tender roses as "tea's (sic) & china's (sic)" and pendulating / standarts.;" reverse is blank.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hans Jacob EhlersAttribution
CartographerDate made
circa 1849Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
15-7/8 inWidth
21-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (40.3 x 53.7 cm)Material
Paper, ink, PencilCondition
Notes
Remarks: Minor tear on lower left side; chipping all around other three sides, especially along upper left top; creasing and chipping along right side; small vertical tear just right of center on bottom; creasing over entire body of map; surface dirt, especially vertically along area right of the right side; foxing and staining on both front and reverse; heavier staining on left side of reverse.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27CNote Type
DepartmentNote
Library