WALDHEIM. RESIDENCE OF W. H. WEBB, TARRYTOWN, N.Y.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

"WALDHEIM." RESIDENCE OF W. H. WEBB, TARRYTOWN, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.20

Description

Colored engraving of large house with second view of house inset below main image; top image: long, curving driveway leads to grand house; man with dog on driveway looking towards house; red multi-gabled roof with two chimneys and two wind vanes; large green lawn; sky behind indicates that house is on hilltop; bottom image: well dressed man and woman gaze up at house; large lawn in foreground; house at center; trees at sides; at bottom right printed, "F M Q"; at bottom center printed, "WALDHEIM.", "RESIDENCE OF W. H. WEBB, TARRYTOWN, N.Y."; written in pencil at top right, "Westchester Cty 1896".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1886

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-9/16 in

Width

7-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 9/16 x 7 1/8 in. (26.8 x 18.1 cm)

Material

Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper yellowed, especially along edges; tape at top edge center and at top left corner; 3/8 inch tear at center of right side; small loss and crease at top left corner; page cut from book; paper not square; old mat line visible at top and at right of print.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.21 - Engraving - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012]. William H. Webb, was a19th-century New York shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect. Webb inherited his father's shipyard, Webb & Allen, in 1840, renamed it William H. Webb, and turned it into America's most prolific shipyard, building 133 vessels between 1840 and 1865. Jasper Crosey was involved with the design of his home "Waldheim" in Tarrytown. Page from " History of Westchester county, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city; 1886". book online: http://archive.org/details/historywestches00schagoog

Note Type

General Note

Note

Plate from "History of Westchester county, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city; (1886)" .

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StorageNote

Note

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

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Department

Note

Library