VIEW OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, FROM THE PARK.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

VIEW OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, FROM THE PARK.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.34

Description

Engraving of St. John's Chapel as viewed from park; chapel at center with steeple reaching to top of image; clock on steeple; chapel fronted by four columns; large homes on each side of chapel; park with grass, trees, and benches in foreground; center pathway leads to chapel; small figures in park include well-dressed couple walking, man seated, and two men with child; engraving in irregular oval format; at bottom left printed,"A.J.DAVIS, DEL."; at bottom right printed, "W.D.SMITH. SC."; at bottom center printed, "VIEW OF ST.JOHN'S CHAPEL, FROM THE PARK.", "DRAWN AND ENGRAVED FOR", "THE NEW-MIRROR.", "1829".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis

Attribution

Artist

Artist

William D. Smith

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

The New Mirror

Date made

1829

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-5/16 in

Width

11-9/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (23.7 x 29.4 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed, especially at right edge; paper lightly cockled; 1 inch tear at center of right edge extends into image; brown stains at bottom right above "THE" (in title) and at "R" (in MIRROR); brown stains at top right edge and above steeple of image; 1/4 inch tear at top center edge; appears to be page cut from book; verso: 2 pieces of tape at bottom left side.

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