Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlepoint rug: Staten Island
Object Number:
1973.37
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Cotton, wool yarn
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 3/4 x 52 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 95.9 x 133.4 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
needlepoint: in banner in upper left corner: "MAP / OF / STATEN / ISLAND"
needlepoint: in text block below banner: "THE ISLAND WAS HELD BY THE RARITANS SUBJECT TO THE WILL / OF THE MOHAWKS . . . [etc.]"
needlepoint: at center: "J. K. O."
needlepoint: v
Description:
Rectangular needlepoint rug or wall hanging with map of Staten Island; green ground with a circular beige and white seal in each corner and vignettes representing the old Perrine home, the Billop house, St. Andrew's Church, and Todt Hill; white cotton backing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jeannette Olyphant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
