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Collection Highlights

Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal

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Mrs. Andrew Ellicott (ca. 1755-1827)

Object Number: 
1916.4
Artist/Maker:
Jacob Eichholtz
Sitter:
Mrs. Andrew Ellicott
Date: 
1809
Medium: 
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 x 7 in. ( 22.9 x 17.8 cm )
Gallery Label: 
Sarah Brown of Newton, Pennsylvania, became the wife of Andrew Ellicott in 1775.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Clapham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group