THE HALF MOON AT THE HIGHLANDS.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE HALF MOON AT THE HIGHLANDS.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.352

Description

Engraving of sailing ship and three boats on calm river; Half-Moon at center right; canoe with Native Americans at center; adjacent boat with crew from ship; canoe with two Native Americans on left; mountains at river's edge; clouds in sky; at bottom left printed, "THOMAS MORAN."; at bottom right printed, "R. HINSHELWOOD."; at bottom center printed, "THE HALF MOON AT THE HIGHLANDS.".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Moran

Attribution

Artist

Artist

Robert Hinshelwood

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

1881

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-3/8 in

Width

9-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. (16.2 x 25.1 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellow at edges; uneven bottom edge where page cut from book; glue residue at bottom edge; crease along bottom edge; red mark at top left corner; verso: penciled notes at center: "HUDSON RIVER @ NEWBURGH, N.Y.".

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, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library