WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS 1780 AT NEWBURGH, ON THE HUDSON

Name/Title

WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS 1780 AT NEWBURGH, ON THE HUDSON

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.193

Description

Colored lithograph of a white house surrounded by cows in a river landscape: a white salt-box farmhouse stands on a lawn; a woman stands in the door; three cows relax on the lawn; a man and a horse stand near the back of the house; the foreground consists of rocks, shrubs, and a tree on the far right; the house is situated atop a hill, overlooking the Hudson; below, to the left, the smooth water of the river can be seen; some boats sail around a small island; in the distance, there are mountains speckled with white houses; below the scene on far left is printed, "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES"; on far right is printed, "125 NASSAU ST NEW YORK"; below in center the title is printed, "WASHINGTON'S HEAD-QUARTERS 1780. I At Newburgh, on the Hudson."

Artwork Details

Medium

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

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Nathaniel Currier

Attribution

Lithographer

Manufacturer

James Merritt Ives

Date made

1872 - 1874

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

L.2007.186

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Discoloration and foxing throughout; bottom, left, and top edges cut irregularly; paper is wrinkled; liquid stain, bottom left; recto is discolored and stained; five pieces of vertical adhesive tape run across print; writing in pencil, bottom; hinged to mat with two pieces of adhesive tape along top.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #41

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B10

Note Type

Department

Note

Library