Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
John Albert Holly (b. 1793)
Object Number:
1947.506
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and black ink with selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.4 cm )
Inscriptions:
Verso of card printed at center: "R.A. LEWIS, / 152 Chatham Street, / NEW YORK."
Gallery Label:
The subject was the son of David Holly and Martha (Coggeshall) Holly and was born in Stamford, Conn. He married Ann Bedient and lived in Brooklyn.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
