Washington Irving and His Intimate American Friends

Name/Title

Washington Irving and His Intimate American Friends

Entry/Object ID

SS.63.655

Description

Six silhouettes of full-length male figures dressed in mid-nineteenth-century clothing pasted to a paper titled "Washington Irving and His Intimate American Friends"; the following pencil inscriptions are located below the figures: "William H. Longfellow/ 1844", "Jas. Paulding/taken June 21, 1841", "Evert Duyckinck/named Sleepy Hollow/August 13th, 1848", "John (?) P. Kennedy/1844", "Washington Irving/taken (illegible) Hollow/ (illegible)", and "James F. Cooper/by Joseph Jefferson/1842."

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Subject Person or Organization

James Fenimore Cooper, James Kirke Paulding, Washington Irving (1783-1859), Evert Augustus Duyckinck, John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870), William H. Longfellow

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905)

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1878

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Matted

Height

16 in

Width

28 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 28 in. (40.6 x 71.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

9-3/4 in

Width

22-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (24.8 x 56.5 cm)

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

17-3/4 in

Width

30 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 30 x 1/2 in. (45.1 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Restored by Northeast Document Conservation Center 4/13/84 - See worksheet in folder. Remarks: Details of Condition: See worksheet. Restored 1984.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Fenimore Cooper

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

James Kirke Paulding

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Evert Augustus Duyckinck

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

John Pendleton Kennedy (1795-1870)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

William H. Longfellow

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 8