Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brick
Object Number:
1908.34
Date:
1750-1760
Medium:
Clay, plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Brick with plaster fragments; yellow.
Gallery Label:
This brick was found at Fraunces Tavern, a Colonial tavern on Pearl and Whitehall Streets in lower Manhattan. General George Washington gave a farewell address to his officers in the Long Room of the tavern at the end of the Revolutionary War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Isabel F. Stapgood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
