Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
David Holly (1768-1843)
Object Number:
1941.1042
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 1/4 in. ( 30.5 x 26 cm )
Gallery Label:
A prominent mill owner, iron master, and landholder of Old Milford, Conn., in 1830 Holly headed the petition to the General Assembly to establish the borough of Stamford. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
