Object Number 1975.0259

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)

James Eddy (Engraver)
1806-1888

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

Origin Notes

Davis' worked in New York, and The New-York Mirror was also published there.

Secondary Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Eddy worked in Providence and Boston.

Date

1825-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center below title; Drawn by A. J. Davis - Engraved by J. Eddy,
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Eng.\d at Pendleton's Boston.

Subjects

Building view

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

9.3 (H) , 12.04 (W) , 8.37 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.5 (H) , 30.59 (W) , 8.37 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available.

Publisher Summary

Morris, George P.

Place of Publication

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

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Illustration from an 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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