Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Luce Center
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
Object Number:
1947.519
Date:
1867
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 13/16 x 14 in. (27.5 x 35.6 cm)
Marks:
signed and dated: lower right: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red watercolor: "J.W. Hill / 1867"
Description:
Still life
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Provenance:
Gordon Lester Ford, Brooklyn, New York before 1879; Mrs. Russell Skeel, Jr., Harriman, New York and Tucson , Arizona, by 1947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
