VIEW ON MONTGOMERY CREEK NEAR THE HUDSON

Name/Title

VIEW ON MONTGOMERY CREEK NEAR THE HUDSON

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.196

Description

Colored lithograph of boats on a small river with a pink mill on the left shore: a small river divides the scene in to; the left bank is wooded with a pink mill with a mill run and two waterwheels; two rowboats, one pink and the other yellow, are tied to a tree on the bank; a sloop with its sail down sits in front of the bay; two figures row in a third rowboat; there are two more sailboats in the distance; on the right bank of the river are tall shrubs and two pink houses; there are mountains in the background; below the scene, on far left corner, is printed, "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES"; on far right corner is printed, "125 NASSAU ST NEW YORK"; below in center, the title is printed, "VIEW ON MONTGOMERY CREEK. I NEAR THE HUDSON."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), Ink, Watercolor, Paper (wove), ink, watercolor

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Artist

James Merritt Ives

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1872 - 1874

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

L.2007.186

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

11-1/4 in

Width

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 15 in. (28.6 x 38.1 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Yellow stain, center left; small tear, bottom right; stain, top center; mended tear, top left; top left corner is a replacement; brown mark along left edge; recto is discolored throughout; a line of dark brown spots stretches horizontally across print, three inches from bottom edge.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #20

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5

Note Type

Department

Note

Library