First Mariners Methodist Episcopal Church in Cherry Street, New York
This print depicts a street view of a one-story, classical temple-like church (founded in 1844) at right; O. Sherwood's lumber yard (identified by the sign above its entry gate) is left of the church. The church is a small building with a pitched roof and column pilasters on its facade flanking the large wooden entry door (accessed by a flight of steps). Two large windows are on the facade, and five large windows are depicted on the side. A large blue flag (with the words "Mariners Methodist Church") flies from the roof above the church entry.
On the sidewalk, at the center of the image, there is a tall flagpole flying the United States flag, with two boys and two sailors standing nearby. At the right of the image, a man riding a white horse approaches, while two women converse on the sidewalk beside the church. On the sidewalk to the left of the flag pole, two men in top hats converse, with a pet dog beside them. At the far left, there is a water pump on the sidewalk, near a cart wheel on the road. In the left background, a large building flies a U.S. flag. A few residential houses are in the right background. In the bottom margin beneath the image, yet above the imprinted title, there is a vignette of sailing ships flanked by two lists of Trustee names on "plaques."
On the sidewalk, at the center of the image, there is a tall flagpole flying the United States flag, with two boys and two sailors standing nearby. At the right of the image, a man riding a white horse approaches, while two women converse on the sidewalk beside the church. On the sidewalk to the left of the flag pole, two men in top hats converse, with a pet dog beside them. At the far left, there is a water pump on the sidewalk, near a cart wheel on the road. In the left background, a large building flies a U.S. flag. A few residential houses are in the right background. In the bottom margin beneath the image, yet above the imprinted title, there is a vignette of sailing ships flanked by two lists of Trustee names on "plaques."
Artwork Details
- Title: First Mariners Methodist Episcopal Church in Cherry Street, New York
- Lithographer: G. & W. Endicott (New York, NY)
- Artist: After Joseph B. Smith (American, New York, 1798–1876)
- Publisher: R. C. Bull (New York, NY)
- Date: after 1844
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone and hand colored
- Dimensions: Image: 9 in. × 12 7/8 in. (22.9 × 32.7 cm)
Image and text within ruled border: 13 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (35 × 35.2 cm)
Sheet: 17 1/8 in. × 17 in. (43.5 × 43.2 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
- Object Number: 54.90.718
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1849
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