mixed media (ink, wash, graphite and gouache) on paper
Paper/Support:
Portrait; single-sided
Primary support: 0.284- 0.285 mm Secondary support: 0.413- 0.420 mm
Primary support is wove, machine-made, cream watercolor paper. The secondary support is a darker cream (discolored from a light cream, similar in tone to the primary support); wood pulp core layered on either side with smooth calendared paper.
Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed by hand in ink, "on the Bushkill July 5th, 1873" in lower right on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Bushkil [end of text ripped off]" on support in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "on the Bushkill above Mt. Jefferson" on support in upper center on verso
Signed by hand in ink, "M.N" in lower left on recto
