Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Luce Center
Jacob Schieffelin (1757-1835)
Object Number:
1935.30
Date:
ca.1785-90
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in. ( 5.2 x 4.1 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in Philadelphia, the son of Jacob Schieffelin, Sr., who had immigrated from Germany in 1745. In 1780 he married Hannah Lawrence, a Quaker of New York, and he lived there until 1783, when he moved to Montreal. He returned to New York in 1794 and took an interest in a wholesale drug firm called Lawrence and Schieffelin until 1799; he was the sole proprietor until 1805; from that year until his retirement in 1814 it was known as Jacob Schieffelin and Son.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Howland Pell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
