Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tankard
Object Number:
1952.109
Date:
1712
Medium:
Silver
Description:
This tankard was presented to Cornelia DePeyster (1690-1756) and Oliver Stephen Teller (1685-1729) for their wedding in 1712, and subsequently donated to the New-York Historical Society along with De Peyester’s wedding dress and ring.
Credit Line:
New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe
Exhibitions:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
