WASHINGTON IRVING'S GRAVE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, TARRYTOWN, N. Y.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

WASHINGTON IRVING'S GRAVE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, TARRYTOWN, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

SS.2010.18

Description

Color lithograph postcard; on front, numerous gravestones of the Irving family; printed at bottom: "Washington Irving's Grave, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown. / N.Y.": on back, printed at left: "The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd / Printed in Great Britain"; space for address and stamp.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Valentine & Sons Publishing Company, Ltd.

Date made

1901 - 1907

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Material

Ink on cardstock

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 2010, acquired in 1980. Found in a Sleepy Hollow Restorations envelope at Bellwood with typed note: "4 post cards relating to Sunnyside and Tarrytown gift of Mrs. M. H. Flynt 10/1980". [Jessa J. Krick, 10/12/2010]

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Collection Manager's Office

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial