THE DAY BOAT ON THE HUDSON.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE DAY BOAT ON THE HUDSON.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.194

Description

Engraving of figures seated by railing of boat deck; woman with parasol speaks to other women at bottom right, men and women, seated and standing, look out over river at center; woman with binoculars at center; seated man, smoking, with feet propped up on railing; flagpole with flag at center; steamboat and sailboats on river; mountains in distance; at bottom center printed, "THE DAY BOAT ON THE HUDSON.--[DRAWN BY C. E. H. BONWILL.]"; at top left printed, "OCTOBER 18, 1873.]"; at top center printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; at top right printed, "925"; image (THE LAST ARRIVAL) and text above; related text above and on verso.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Charles E. H. Bonwill

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Oct 18, 1873

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-3/4 in

Width

10-15/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 10 15/16 in. (40 x 27.8 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed; page cut from journal at left edge; horizontal crease through center of paper; brown stains at bottom left and at center of lower image; stains (on verso) visible at bottom right; loss at center left edge; diagonal crease at bottom right corner; verso: oily stains at left edge; brown stains at bottom right.

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Library