Name/Title
SUNNYSIDE AND HUDSON RIVER VALLEY VIEWSEntry/Object ID
SS.98.10 a-bDescription
a. Handcolored lithograph of nine landscape views. The scenes are separated by black lines to form separate cards. The views are (left to right):
Top Row:
1) Sylvan Lake: A view of a lake with a group of large green and brown colored trees on the left and bright yellow colored bushes on the right; there are two islands with trees growing on them on the lake.
2) View up the River: A river view with several houses and a steamboat; there are several large trees and several small fir trees on the left.
3) View down the River: A view of a sand-colored road with three houses along it; the picture is flanked by two large trees; river in the background.
Middle Row:
4) Sunnyside: View of Sunnyside main house; there are five large trees to the right and one tree on the left of the house; there is a large, blue-colored group of trees behind the house; Hudson River is seen at the left background.
5) Lake Winnipiseogee: View of a lake in the woods with two boats which have two people in each; there is a large hill at the background.
6) The Falls: View of a waterfall with a large rock and several fir trees growing on the top of it; a group of fir trees grow on the rocks under it; in the foreground, there are several logs in the stream; in the background, there is an evergreen forest.
Bottom Row:
7) The Glen: A view of a brook streaming down the hill in the woods; there is a bright yellow bush in the foreground right; there is a bridge across the stream.
8) View on the Hudson: View of a river with three sail boats on it; in the foreground, there are three fir trees on the left and a large rock on the right; in the background, there is another bank with a town, castle, big house, and a large hill behind them.
9) Saratoga Lake. In the foreground, there is a cliff with two trees growing on it on the left, and several smaller trees growing from sand-colored rocks on the right; in the background, there is another bank with woods and a small house.
Titles of the cards printed under each image:
Top Row: "Sylvan Lake, View up the River, View Down the River"
Middle Row: "Sunnyside, Lake Winnipiseogee, The Falls"
Bottom Row: "The Glen, View on the Hudson, Saratoga Lake"
Printed at the bottom left: "Published by Currier & Ives"
Printed at the bottom right: "125 Nassau St New York"
Printed in large block letters at the bottom middle: "Landscape Cards"
b. New wooden frame painted black.Artwork Details
Medium
Wood, Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Wood, Ink, Paper, WatercolorCollection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nathaniel CurrierAttribution
LithographerManufacturer
Currier & Ives, James Merritt IvesDate made
circa 1860 - 1907Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionDimensions
Dimension Description
FramedHeight
21 inWidth
24-1/4 inDepth
1 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 21 x 24 1/4 x 1 in. (53.3 x 61.6 x 2.5 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
10 inWidth
13-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm)General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
The date of 1860 is approximate, based on stylistic features. 1907 is the last year of the Currier & Ives company's existence.
The date according to the New York, New York, New York exhibition labels is c. 1860.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 7