Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Washington in the Wentz House, Worcester, Pennsylvania, October 1777
Object Number:
1936.910
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. ( 21.6 x 16.8 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "Wentz house"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wentz house"
Description:
History
Gallery Label:
Washington was at the Peter Wentz House in Worcester, Pennsylvania, October 2-3 and 16-20, 1777.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
