SOUTH END

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

"SOUTH END"

Entry/Object ID

MP.96.8

Description

Preliminary design for two-story wing added to south end of Montgomery Place. Octagonal addition set on radiating steps. Features low pitched roof with egg and dart detail below. Three visible sides each have one four-paned over one eight-paned window, except central wall, which has door, rectangular pilaster with triangular pediment. On right, proposed alterations include oriel window and window canopy, bracketed hood over entrance door, all in green. Octagonal wing and other shadows have brown wash. Green wash surrounding stairs suggests grass. Black ink line around perimeter of paper. Inscription: "No. 5" in upper right corner in red, "SOUTH END" centered below design, over scale bar.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1841

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

21-3/4 in

Width

27 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 21 3/4 x 27 in. (55.2 x 68.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

14-3/4 in

Width

19-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (37.5 x 49.8 cm)

Material

Pencil, Watercolor, Paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Brown spots to top, near center; crease mark down right side; in acid-free mat, new frame.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.96.9 - Drawing, architectural - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial