THE EARLY YORK PEACH

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2015.3

Description

Single plate from a book; large-scale pink and yellow mottled peach, framed by two large leaves; cut end of branch at left; at bottom, printed: "THE EARLY YORK PEACH/ Fruits of America Plate No" and "Drawn from Nature & Chromolith'd by Sharp & Son."; gilded edging; on back, handwritten in pencil: "Chromo-lithograph."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Sharp

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Sharp & Son Chromolithography

Notes

Dates: 1856-1860

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-3/8 in

Width

7-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (26.4 x 18.1 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Pinholes and impressions at center top; binding marks along right edge; scattered yellowing; foxing and smudges on back.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

An illustration from from Charles Hovey's Fruits of America (New York, 1856).

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial