Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rachel Dongan (ca. 1724-1748)
Object Number:
1882.174
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 34 in. ( 116.8 x 86.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
Rachel Dongan was the first wife of Colonel Thomas Dongan. Their portraits came from the Manor of Castletown, Staten Island, which was built by Governor Thomas Dongan (1634-1715). These pictures may be copies after unlocated 18th-century French originals.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederic De Peyster
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
