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
