The Turner

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

The Turner

Entry/Object ID

PM.2005.1

Description

Engraving of man turning wood for furniture on a lathe: the man is seated at the lathe in a wood worker's shop; his tools laying beside him and hanging in holders on the wall; on the opposite wall a shelf displays various containers-some are round boxes; others are rectangular; beneath the shelf is a turned slat-back chair; in the foreground is a spinning wheel; on the back, in pencil, is written"a / 2 /", second line is not decipherable, "april 7 / 1843 / ?", (ast line undecipherable); on back, lower left hand corner is stamped "RP / G5300".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (laid), Ink, Paper (laid), ink

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jan Van Vliet

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1635

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See Description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

G67-119 D

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (21.6 x 16.8 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Tape residue on back, viewer's right corner; tape residue also noted on lower right on back.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

PM.2005.2 - Engraving - Similar item PM.2005.3 - Engraving - Similar item PM.2005.4 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial