Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Baluster
Object Number:
Z.769
Date:
1889
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 6 x 5 3/4 in. ( 52.1 x 15.2 x 14.6 cm )
Marks:
written: paper tag on base; "Balustrade from the Washington/ memorial Arch erected April 1889,/ Fifth Ave & Washington Square/ presented by Miss Alice king/ Oct. 16th 1889"
Description:
Turned wooden baluster (probably pine) with coat of tan paint, from the Washington Memorial Arch errected in 1889 in Washington Square, NYC. The temporary wooden arch was replaced by a marble arch designed by Stanford White in 1895.
Gallery Label:
Credit Line:
Gift of Alice King
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
