SLEEPY HOLLOW BRIDGE

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.194

Description

Colored lithograph of a man fishing beside a river with a rustic bridge and a church in the distance: a still river cuts through the scene from center to bottom left; trees surround the river; a man holding a fishing pole and his dog sit on a grassy stretch of land in the right foreground; beyond them is a rustic wooden bridge that is reflected in the watter below; on the far bank of the river is the Old Dutch Church and its churchyard, surrounded by a low fence; the scene is heavily wooded; below the scene on far left is printed, "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES"; on far right is printed, "125 NASSAU ST NEW YORK"; below in center the title is printed, "SLEEPY HOLLOW BRIDGE."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

James Merritt Ives

Date made

1872 - 1874

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

L.2007.186

L.2007.193

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration and foxing throughout; edges cut irregularly; tears and creases along left edge; one of these tears, in center, is mended on recto with adhesive tape; crease and liquid stain, bottom right; two tears along right edge mended on recto with adhesive tape; recto is foxed and has traces of watercolor; four pieces of adhesive tape along edges, mending tears; hinged to mat with two additional pieces of adhesive tape along top edge; writing in pencil, top right.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

PM.2002.7 - Lithograph - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41

Note Type

General Note

Note

Label on removed plastic said "From Mad Money, 1867 W. Market St. Akron, Ohio 44313, Currier & Ives #5550, Sleepy Hollow Bridge, $200"

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10

Note Type

Department

Note

Library