Washington's Head-Quarters At Newburgh, New York

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Washington's Head-Quarters At Newburgh, New York

Entry/Object ID

PM.2005.27

Description

Full page of Harper's Weekly with two engraved busts across the top, on the left is "The late Lewis Tappan", and on the right "The Late Dr Isaac Ferris": directly below this is text describing Lewis Tappan's life; below this is an engraving of Washington's head-quarters which depicts a Colonial room with wood beamed ceiling and wide plank floor; a William and Mary gate-leg table sits infront of a hearth, situated on the right; several Queen Anne chairs with rush seats, a windsor high-backed chair, and a William and Mary side chair are placed around the room; a tall cupboard is partially seen at the left edge; a multipaned window is open and the roof of a house is visible; directly outside of the open doorway is a seated man wearing spectacles and hat with his arm around a small girl; in the left lower corner the inscription,"E.A.Abbey"; below, the title (see first page), and "Drawn by E.A. Abbey-[see page 606.]"; across the top of page, in left corner "July 12,1873" , "Harper's Weekly", and page "597"; on the back, four columns of text that are primarily obituaries.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink

Collection

Philipsburg Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Edwin Austin Abbey

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Jul 12, 1873

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-3/4 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (40 x 26.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Generalized discoloration.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial