Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Breeches
Object Number:
1951.522
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Leather, bone, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions:
Overall (folded): 1 x 12 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 31.8 x 95.9 cm )
Gallery Label:
Robert R. Livingston may have worn these white breeches with the tailcoat (1951.519) and waistcoat (1951.520) during his political career. Elegant accents like bone and mother-of-pearl buttons reflected Livingston's taste and status as he transitioned from his title as Chancellor of New York to the United States minister to France.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Place Made:
France
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
