Object Number 1975.0258

Object Name

Print (Steel engraving)

Title

PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation

Creator (Role)

William D. Smith (Engraver)
c. 1800

Alexander Jackson Davis (Artist)
07/04/1803-01/14/1892
See Alexander Jackson Davis Papers, Col. 114, Downs Collection, Winterthur Library (finding aid available at http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/col114.html).

George P. Morris (Publisher)
10/10/1802-07/06/1864
References: Appleton's Cyclopedia.

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1829

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center below title; Drawn by A. J. Davis - engraved by W.\m D. Smith,

Subjects

Building view

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.1 (H) , 12 (W) , 8.08 (Image H) , 8.94 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.2 (H) , 30.5 (W) , 8.08 (Image H) , 8.94 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H not available. Plate W: 10.9 in. (27.6 cm).

Publisher Summary

Morris, George P.

Publication Date

1829

Place of Publication

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Illustration from an 1829 issue of The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette (New York: George P. Morris, 1823-30). Issue in which it appeared needs to be found.

Object Description

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