Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
A Buoy with Ship and Seagull; verso: study of boat
Object Number:
1956.222
Date:
1842
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( 8.6 x 16.8 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower right: "Florence 1842 / G. L. Brown"
Signed and dated: on reverse in pencil: "Brown Sep 11 4[2]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "Florence 1842 / GL Brown"; verso inscribed at lower right: "Brown Sep 11.4"
Description:
Marine detail: On the reverse of this watercolor is a quick sketch of a beached rowboat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William F. Bevan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
