Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Luce Center
Washington and François Jean, Chevalier de Chastellux, in the Dey Mansion, Preakness, New Jersey, November 1780
Object Number:
1936.917
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 9 in. ( 30.8 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Dey House"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Dey House"
Description:
History
Gallery Label:
François Jean, Chevalier de Chastellux, was at the Dey Mansion November 23-27, 1780.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
