SUNDAY MORNING IN THE EEL MARKET, CATHERINE SLIP, NEW YORK.
Entry/Object ID
L.2012.12
Description
Lithograph of market scenes; main image with two vignettes at top; crowded outdoor market; eels set on table at left front; scales for weighing; man cleaning fish in center foreground; salesman offering eel to woman at center; dog eating eel at bottom right; poles with wires run above market in center; light fixture attached to pole; city buildings in background; at bottom left printed (in image), "W P SNYDER"; image at top left: two black men dancing; circle of men watching; at top left printed,” Dancing for Eels"; image at top right: salesman standing behind table; display of glasses and teeth; at top printed, "The Peripatetic Dentist"; at bottom center printed, "SUNDAY MORNING IN THE EEL MARKET, CATHERINE SLIP, NEW YORK.--DRAWN BY W.P. SNYDER.--[SEE PAGE 743.]"; at top left printed, "NOVEMBER 25, 1882"; at top center printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; at top right printed, "741"; print on verso.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
W. P. Snyder
Attribution
Artist
Manufacturer
Harper's Weekly
Date made
Nov 25, 1882
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
16-1/16 in
Width
11-3/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/16 x 11 3/8 in. (40.8 x 28.9 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper creases along top and left edges; light horizontal crease at center of page; tear at top left corner; multiple losses along left edge where page was connected to others; light brown stains in image at lower left quadrant; light stains at center right edge, center left edge, and bottom right corner.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7